..13 others for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping
Gombe State Police command on Thursday paraded a suspect for stealing 23 cows in Golombi village in Shongom Local Government Area of the state.
Our correspondent reports that 23-year-old Adamu Maikudi of Mai Rana village, Billiri Local Government Area was paraded for the act, while two others are at large.
Parading the suspect Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mahid Abubakar, said the suspect sold the 23 cows belonging to Anchau Maishanu.
Abubakar said, “Maishanu reported at Pero Chonge Divisional Police headquarters that three suspects (including Maikudi)conspired among themselves and stole his 23 cows from Golombi village and sold them. The case was incidented and an investigation was carried out where Maikudi was arrested and all the exhibits were recovered.”
Parading the rest of the cases involving kidnapping, conspiracy and possession of firearms, Abubakar noted that 25-year-old Hassan Danladi, Seth Adamu aged 42 years and Eli Bulus aged 22 years were arrested following credible intelligence.
“Danladi was found with some illegal arms in his possession which comprises of dane gun, bow and arrows, charms and armlets. Upon preliminary investigation the suspect confessed to have illegally gotten the firearms from from Adamu and Bulus all of Kaltungo Local Government Area. The case is under investigation,” Abubakar added.
Also, paraded by Abubakar was 25-year-old Buba Wakili, 20-year-old Babangida Ahmadu, following a formal complaint from Buba Tukur that unknown persons were intimidating him to pay N1m or risk being kidnapped adding, “A detailed investigation was carried out and the two suspects have confessed to have conspired among themselves to carry our the dastardly act,” he added.
