NSCDC arrests two suspected cattle rustlers in Kano

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested 2 suspected cattle rustlers portion allegedly transporting a stolen cattle successful a vehicle.

The suspects, identified arsenic 45-year-old Jamilu Saadu and 37-year-old Nura Abdullahi, were arrested astatine astir 3am on Tuesday at a mining checkpoint on the Tudun Wada–Kiru Road, Rahama Round, successful Kiru Local Government Area of the state.

The NSCDC said its operatives intercepted a Sharon Galaxy conveyance with registration fig JJN 606 AE during a regular cognition astatine the checkpoint.

According to the Corps, 1 cattle was recovered tied down and concealed successful the rear conception of the vehicle.

In a connection signed by the Command’s Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, the NSCDC said 2 different suspected accomplices escaped aft sighting the operatives.

“Two different suspected accomplices, believed to beryllium the main suspects, took to their heels upon sighting the operatives and are presently astatine large,” the connection said.

The Corps added that efforts were ongoing to apprehen...