The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three individuals in separate armed robberies and car thefts in the state.
According to the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, one of the suspects, 45-year-old Sabi’u Musa, was apprehended on May 1, 2024, in connection with an armed robbery and automobile theft.
He said, “following a tip-off about a stolen Lexus saloon car, with registration number LND 215 GD, detectives tracked the vehicle down to the Katsina-Jibia road and apprehended Musa in possession of the stolen vehicle, which had reportedly been snatched at gunpoint in neighbouring Kano State.
“During questioning, Musa confessed that he was heading to Maradi, Niger Republic, where he planned to sell the car.”
