Katsina (Katsina State) – The Police in Katsina State have arrested no fewer than 331 suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 4,088 animals in the state between January and February 2016.
Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this in Katsina on Thursday during a news conference.
He said 318 suspects were charged to court, while 100 were convicted during the period under review.
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said 3,009 out of the 4,088 animals had been handed over to their owners.
According to him, this is made possible through the efforts of the joint security patrol team under “operation sharar-daji.’’
He said two AK 47 rifles, two pistols and some ammunition and other dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects.
The commissioner said the police were able to block some of the routes through which the rustlers got food and drugs in the forests.
He said the police had also arrested 15 persons for minting counterfeit foreign currency amounting to 10 million dollars.
Abdullahi explained that the police were able to arrest three car snatchers and recover nine vehicles during the period under review.
He urged the public to continue to assist the police by exposing the hideout of criminals in order to make the state free of crime. (NAN)