Police arrest drug suspect, foil bandit attack, recover stolen livestock in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command says it has recorded large successes successful its combat against cause trafficking and banditry, arresting a suspected cause dealer, seizing a ample quantity of illicit drugs, and recovering animals stolen by bandits.

Police spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, said officers from the Bado Division stopped 2 men riding an unregistered motorcycle on the Kebbi–Sokoto Road connected May 27.

The suspects, identified arsenic Ummaru Abubakar Gugare and different antheral known simply arsenic Ummaru, were searched during a regular operation.

According to the police, officers recovered a sack containing substances suspected to beryllium cannabis, arsenic good arsenic respective containers filled with controlled drugs, including Axzol, Benthexol and D5 tablets.

Gugare was arrested astatine the scene, portion the 2nd fishy escaped. Police said efforts are ongoing to way him down.

In a abstracted cognition connected May 30, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit responded to reports of an onslaught by equipped bandits connected Zabori, Tambaranga and Gidan Yero communities successful Wamakko Local Government Area.

The information operatives reportedly blocked the attackers’ flight way adjacent Abdalo Forest successful Gwadabawa Local Government Area, starring to a gunfight. Police said the bandits fled into the wood aft being overpowered, with immoderate believed to person sustained gunshot wounds.

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