By Correspondent in Dutse.
The war against crime and criminality in Jigsawa state registered a success on Tuesday when the Police in the state nabbed seven suspects during raids on black spots and hideouts of criminals in Birninkudu and Gwaram Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the story on Tuesday, disclosed that three of the suspects, aged between 20, 28, were arrested in Babaldu village, Birninkudu LGA.
According to him, the police effected the arrest of the suspected criminals when their patrol team raided black spots and hideouts for criminals in the area.
He further revealed that 85 wraps of dried leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, 136 assorted tablets of illicit drugs, 24 pieces of rubber solution, aka ‘sholisho’, and one knife were recovered during the raids.
He added that one of the suspects was found to be connected with alleged culpable homicide that occurred in August 2021.
Shiisu recalled that on Aug. 6, at about 7:50 hours, some angry people in the village (Babaldu) chased a suspected motorcycle thief, killed after which they set his remains ablaze, adding that the other four suspects were arrested in Sabuwar Gwaraw town, Gwaram LGA when the police raided a suspected black spot in the area.
The PPRO,who said that the suspects, between 20 years and 40 years, were arrested with four pieces of rubber solution in their possession, added that an investigation had commenced, pointing out that they be charged to court to face the law, after the completion of investigation in their case.
