Confirming the arrest, the Jigawa state police command stated that a 35-year-old Abdullahi Usman, a national of Niger Republic, has been apprehended on charges of armed robbery and the killing of a Nigerian in Babura local government.
According to SP Abdu Jinjiri, the state’s police spokesperson, the suspect was part of a group of armed men totaling about nine, who raided Andau village (located within the Nigeria/Niger land border). They robbed people of three motorcycles and subsequently killed one Kamisu Idris from the same village.
Upon being alerted, a police team arrived at the scene and engaged in a gun battle with the criminals. As a result, the assailants abandoned the three stolen motorcycles, an AK-47 rifle with nine rounds of ammunition, and fled after being overpowered.
Furthermore, in an attempt to flee, the suspects shot a 30-year-old resident of a neighboring village named Sabi’u Magaji.
Two days after the apprehension of Abdullahi Usman, a 25-year-old resident of Dorawa Tara village in Babura LGA, identified as Salisu Amadu and believed to be an informant of the gang, was also arrested.
Jinjiri disclosed that “The police rescued one of the suspects by name Abdullahi Usman, 35 years of Niger Republic who was seriously injured and recovered the second AK47 rifle with eleven rounds of ammunition and a handset suspected to have been robbed. Two days later, one Salisu Amadu 25 years of Dorawa Tara village, Babura LGA who was an informant to the gang, was also arrested.”