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Police arrest 4 rustlers with 208 animals

The police in Katsina State said they have arrested four suspected rustlers with 208 animals.

This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, on Tuesday.

SP Isah named the suspects as Isiya Halliru, Nasiru Bature, Bello Hamza and Hassan Iliyasu.

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He explained that, “On May 10, 2021, at about 11.am, based on credible intelligence, the command succeeded in smashing a notorious syndicate of bandits terrorising Kankara and its environs.

“They were arrested with 170 cows and 38 sheep suspected to have been rustled.”

CP Isah further said during investigation the suspects confessed that the animals belonged to their masters living in the dreaded Rugu Forest.

The police spokesman said the said owners failed to show up and claim ownership of the animals.

He noted that the animals had been handed over to the state’s standing committee for further action while investigation was going on. (NAN)

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