Police arrest suspected cattle rustlers, motorcycle thieves, others in Katsina

Suspected cattle rustlers, motorcycle thieves and cause dealers person been apprehended by the Jigawa authorities constabulary bid successful abstracted operations successful the state.

The police, during the operations recovered a vehicle, motorcycles, illicit drugs and livestock.

SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, the authorities constabulary spokesperson explained that the arrests were portion of efforts by the Commissioner of Police , Dahiru Muhammad to fortify information web successful the state.

He explained that connected January 15, 2026, a patrol squad successful Hadejia intercepted a acheronian greenish Golf 3 conveyance on Hadejia/Kano Road, saying that the vehicle, driven by Adamu Sani Ya’u with Musa Abdullahi arsenic passenger, was suspected to person been utilized successful transporting stolen livestock.

According to him, “Officers reportedly recovered carnal droppings, hair, rope, suspected Indian hemp, a Rizler, a broad and an other fig sheet wrong the vehicle. The suspects are being investigated astatine the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Dutse.”

He further explained that successful Taura Local Government Area, criminals blocked a roadworthy and robbed a nonmigratory of his motorcycle, stressing that the motorcycle was aboriginal recovered done intelligence-led operations ...