Police smash theft ring, arrest eight suspects with stolen goods in Yobe

Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command person arrested 8 suspected members of a notorious theft syndicate and stolen goods recovered successful a large cognition pursuing a emergence successful store breaking, shoplifting and theft crossed Damaturu metropolis.

The Police Command disclosed this connected Wednesday successful a connection issued by its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim.

According to the statement, the cognition was carried retired connected Monday by the operative of ‘A’ Division Damaturu successful collaboration with vigilante members, pursuing credible quality connected transgression activities successful the affected areas.

“Following caller reports of store breaking, theft and transgression activities wrong Abbari, Nasarawa and Gwange areas of Damaturu metropolis, the Command carried retired a coordinated operation,” the connection noted.

Those arrested are: Abdullahi Musa, 18, of Abbari; Khalifa Mohammed, 20, of Gwange; Alhassan Ali, 21, of Nayinawa; Ibrahim Shehu, 21, of Abbari; Ali Mohammed, 22, of Abbari; Abba Shetima, 21, of Pompomari; Boniface Cosmos, 25, of Jerusalem; and Sakinat Usman, 46, of Nasarawa.

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