(Katsina) The Police Command in Katsina State has nabbed a 53-year-old man for allegedly specialising in producing bulletproof charms for bandits and criminals.
The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO for the Command,SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to Journalists in Katsina.
The police image maker added that the suspect,name witheld,resides at Maiduguri Road in Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state, pointing out that he was arrested on November 26,as a result of tipoff.
According to him, the suspect produced and sold the bulletproof charms to bandits and other criminals in Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states at the rate of N60,000 per piece, adding that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Isah said the police recovered four bulletproof charms enveloped in jackets and a talisman from the suspect.
The police spokesman also told newsmen that the suspect said he regularly offered prayers for bandits not to get arrested or harmed by security agents during their operations.
Isah further told Journalists that the suspect would face Justice in the court as soon as investigation is completed in his case.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
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