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Police Nabs Suspected Bandit With Weapons Dropped By Helicopter In Katsina

A 20-year old suspected bandit, Aliu Musa, and a friend , revealed on Wednesday that they once watched an helicopter drop weapons from his boss inside Dinya Forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Musa, alongside Salmanu Isa, 18, were among other suspects paraded for various offences at Katsina Police Command headquarters.

Musa in a chat with journalists said that the weapons were dropped in broad daylight for his boss inside the forest.

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According to him, “I once saw that aircraft with fans on its head (helicopter) drop weapons for my boss while we were inside forest at Dinja.

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“It was hovering and was very near ground. The man inside would drop the weapons for my boss who would now couple the weapons for our use.

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“It is only my boss who would go and pick the weapons while we would be watching from where we stood.”

Musa said he had killed at least five people during their various operations, adding that he was paid N17,000 after each operation, adding that the leader of his gang had been at large.

Meanwhile,the Command spokesman, ASP Anas Gezawa, who briefed the Press on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, before the parade of the suspects, said the gang that Musa and Isah belonged to had killed no fewer than 25 people in their various operations.

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Gezawa said, “On 15th August, 2019, based on tip off, the Command arrested Salmanu Isah, 18 years old, of Danbago village, Kankara local government; and Aliyu Musa, 20 years old, of Chediya village, also of Kankara local government area.

 

“During the course of investigation, the suspects confessed that they were bandits that had been bedeviling Kankara village.

 

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