Police Arrest, Parade 56 Fulani Bandits, Recover Over 70 AK47 Rifles, Machine Guns

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested and paraded 56 Fulani bandits allegedly responsible for killings and kidnappings in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State and Zamfara State.

The suspects were paraded along with weapons, charms, cars and other stolen items including gold wrist watches and chains recovered from them.

A gang led by Mohammed Rabiu was arrested after four (4) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout in the forest at Bawan Daji, Anka LGA in Zamfara State. He confessed to have been responsible for the killing of Forty Six (46) people during the burial of three (3) people that his gang killed earlier in Bawan Daji village in Zamfara State.

Below are the names of the arrested suspects;

1st Gang –

i. Mohammed Rabiu (Gang Leader) -29Yrs

ii. Ardo Aliyu (Principal Suspect) – 45Yrs

iii. Four (4) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout before the gang leader was arrested.

2nd Gang –

i. Abdullahi Abubakar -35Yrs – Gang Leader

ii. Halidu Musa -34Yrs – Principal suspect

iii. Mohammed Ruwa -30Yrs – Principal suspect

iv. Mohammed Sani -30Yrs – Principal suspect

v. Dahiru Yahaya -38Yrs – Principal suspect

vi. Mohammed Musa -30Yrs – Principal suspect

vii. Samaila Umar -39Yrs – Principal suspect

viii. Inusa Magauri -50Yrs – Principal suspect

ix. Ibrahim Magaji -29Yrs – Principal suspect

x. Lawal Dalha -30Yrs – Principal suspect

3rd Gang

i. Ibrahim Musa a.k.a Zage -28Yrs – Gang Leader

ii. Five (5) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout before the gang leader was arrested.

4th Gang

i. Lucky John -29Yrs – Gang Leader

ii. Danjuma Biko -32Yrs – Principal suspect

iii. Sedua Augustine -31Yrs – Principal suspect

iv. Surajo Ibrahim -37Yrs – Principal suspect

v. Samaila Adamu -25Yrs – Principal suspect

vi. Joseph Kakuri -31Yrs – Principal suspect

vii. Yusuf Mohammed -30Yrs – Principal suspect

viii. Buhari Auta -27Yrs – Principal suspect

ix. Usman Wakili -42Yrs – Principal suspect

x. Sani Dangaladima -43Yrs – Principal suspect

xi. Abdullahi Abubakar -25Yrs – Principal suspect

xii. Seun Gabriel -27Yrs – Principal suspect

xiii. Abdulmalik Sani -22Yrs – Principal suspect

xiv. Danladi Mohammed -22Yrs – Principal suspect

xv. Daniel Ocheku -28Yrs – Principal suspect

xvi. Thomas Osomigbakha -40Yrs – Principal suspect

xvii. Zubairu Usman -32Yrs – Principal suspect

xviii. Ayuba Yusuf -20Yrs – Principal suspect

xix. Nasiru Danladi -25Yrs – Principal suspect

xx. Abdulrashid Abdulazeez -28Yrs – Principal suspect

xxi. Nasiru Saidu -22Yrs – Principal suspect

xxii. Iliyasu Aliyu -49Yrs – Principal suspect

xxiii. Mohammed Mohammed -19Yrs – Principal suspect

xxiv. Umar Mohammed -18Yrs – Principal suspect

xxv. Mati Baso -25Yrs – Principal suspect

xxvi. Hassan Usman -32Yrs – Principal suspect

xxvii. Gado Salihu -38Yrs – Principal suspect

5th Gang

i. John orkar -32Yrs – Gang Leader

ii. Monday okon -29Yrs – Principal suspect

iii. Aminu mohammed -27Yrs – Principal suspect

iv. Manir abubakar -29Yrs

v. Haruna Adamu -26Yrs

vi. Aliyu Zakaria -23Yrs

vii. Dahiru Idris -30Yrs

viii. Faruk Umar Ibrahim -35Yrs

ix. Mohammed Tahir -38Yrs

x. Nasiru Jibril -33Yrs

xi. Yakubu Gowon -49Yrs

xii. Bala Adamu -32Yrs

xiii. Sani Suleiman -43Yrs

xiv. Alhaji Abba Isah -23Yrs

EXHIBITS

i. Three (3) SMG Rifles

ii. One (1) Foreign Made AK52 Rifle

iii. Two (2) Foreign Made AK47 Rifles

iv. Forty One (41) Locally Fabricated AK47 Rifles

v. Three (3) Beretta Pistols

vi. One (1) Kral Magnun Pistol

vii. Seven (7) Locally Made Pistols

viii. Four (4) Dane Guns

ix. Eight ( AK47 Magazine

x. One Hundred and Sixty Eight (168) 7.62X39MM Ammunition

xi. One Hundred and Forty Six (146) 7.62 X51MM Ammunition

xii. Firearm fabricating implements

xiii. Assorted Gold Jewelleries worth Sixteen Million Naira (N16,000,000.00)

xiv. Three (2) Toyota Corolla Cars (Operational vehicles of the Gangs)

xv. One (1) Pontiac Vibe Jeep (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)

xvi. One (1) Toyota Camry Car (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)

xvii. One (1) Volkwagen Golf Car (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)

xviii. One (1) white Toyota Hilux vehicle (Operational vehicle of the Gangs).