Five arrested for allegedly selling meat from dead cattle in Borno

The Borno State Police Command has arrested 5 persons suspected of processing and distributing nutrient from dormant cattle for merchantability to members of the nationalist successful Maiduguri.

The suspects were arrested connected July 29, 2026, by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, besides known arsenic the Crack Squad, pursuing quality reports connected the alleged enactment astatine the Old Maiduguri Cattle Market.

Police identified the suspects arsenic Modu Umar, 43, Abba Mohammed, 24, Adam Abubakar, 21, Faruq Gambo, 19, and Mada Usman, 24.

According to the Command, preliminary investigations bespeak that the suspects allegedly obtained cattle that had died, butchered the carcasses and supplied the nutrient to roadside vendors for resale to unsuspecting consumers.

The constabulary said the suspects were apprehended portion allegedly transporting the carcass of a dormant cattle to the Morumti country of Maiduguri, wherever it was reportedly intended for further processing and distribution.

In a connection issued connected Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said investigations were ongoing to find the standard of the operation.

“The suspects are presently successful constabulary custody portion discreet probe is ongoing to find the afloat grade of the activity, hint the intended organisation network, id...