Police Success In Jigawa: Five In Custody For Drug Dealing And Other Offenses

The arrest details were revealed in a statement issued over the weekend by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, of the command….CONTINUE READING

According to Adam, the police successfully confiscated various items from the apprehended suspects. These items include a Dane gun, a knife, gunpowder, charms, vandalized cable wire, illicit drugs, and food items.

On the 1st of January 2024, around 1400hrs, a patrol team from Roni Police Station detained two individuals, Abbas Musa (25 years old) and Ibrahim Hassan (22 years old), both residents of Roni Local Government Area. The suspects were allegedly found in possession of cable wires strongly suspected to be stolen. Upon interrogation, they confessed to having vandalized the cable wires at the residence of the Chairman of Roni Local Government Area.

The statement further revealed that on the 2nd of January 2024, around 0600hrs, a report was filed at Roni Police Station by Abubakar Abdussalam, a resident of Dansure village in Roni. Abdulsalam reported that during the early hours of the same day, around 0200hrs, his provision store in Dansure village was forcefully entered by unidentified individuals who stole various food items and valuable properties.

In response to the report, police detectives initiated a swift investigation. Consequently, a 22-year-old male named Kamaluddeen Lawan, residing in Dansure village, Roni LGA, was apprehended. He was found in possession of numerous items, including 51 pairs of shoes, 21 cartons of chewing gum, 35 tablets of washing soap, 13 bottles of pomade, nine pieces of spaghetti, 20 pieces of macaroni, 19 pieces of noodles, and 14 pieces of peak milk.

During the interrogation, the suspect admitted to breaking into the complainant’s shop and stealing the aforementioned items, which the complainant positively identified.