Operatives of the Nigerian Police force have arrested and paraded 56 bandits allegedly responsible for killings and kidnappings in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State and Zamfara State. The suspects were paraded along with weapons, charms, cars and other stolen items including gold wrist watches and chains recovered from them.
A gang led by Mohammed Rabiu was arrested after Four (4) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout in the forest at Bawan Daji, Anka LGA in Zamfara State. He confessed to have been responsible for the killing of Forty Six (46) people during the burial of three (3) people that his gang killed earlier in Bawan Daji village in Zamfara State.
Below are the names of the arrested suspects;
1st Gang –
i. Mohammed Rabiu (Gang Leader) -29Yrs
ii. Ardo Aliyu (Principal Suspect) – 45Yrs
iii. Four (4) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout before the gang leader was arrested.
2nd Gang –
i. Abdullahi Abubakar -35Yrs – Gang Leader
ii. Halidu Musa -34Yrs – Principal suspect
iii. Mohammed Ruwa -30Yrs – Principal suspect
iv. Mohammed Sani -30Yrs – Principal suspect
v. Dahiru Yahaya -38Yrs – Principal suspect
vi. Mohammed Musa -30Yrs – Principal suspect
vii. Samaila Umar -39Yrs – Principal suspect
viii. Inusa Magauri -50Yrs – Principal suspect
ix. Ibrahim Magaji -29Yrs – Principal suspect
x. Lawal Dalha -30Yrs – Principal suspect
3rd Gang
i. Ibrahim Musa a.k.a Zage -28Yrs – Gang Leader
ii. Five (5) members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout before the gang leader was arrested.
4th Gang
i. Lucky John -29Yrs – Gang Leader
ii. Danjuma Biko -32Yrs – Principal suspect
iii. Sedua Augustine -31Yrs – Principal suspect
iv. Surajo Ibrahim -37Yrs – Principal suspect
v. Samaila Adamu -25Yrs – Principal suspect
vi. Joseph Kakuri -31Yrs – Principal suspect
vii. Yusuf Mohammed -30Yrs – Principal suspect
viii. Buhari Auta -27Yrs – Principal suspect
ix. Usman Wakili -42Yrs – Principal suspect
x. Sani Dangaladima -43Yrs – Principal suspect
xi. Abdullahi Abubakar -25Yrs – Principal suspect
xii. Seun Gabriel -27Yrs – Principal suspect
xiii. Abdulmalik Sani -22Yrs – Principal suspect
xiv. Danladi Mohammed -22Yrs – Principal suspect
xv. Daniel Ocheku -28Yrs – Principal suspect
xvi. Thomas Osomigbakha -40Yrs – Principal suspect
xvii. Zubairu Usman -32Yrs – Principal suspect
xviii. Ayuba Yusuf -20Yrs – Principal suspect
xix. Nasiru Danladi -25Yrs – Principal suspect
xx. Abdulrashid Abdulazeez -28Yrs – Principal suspect
xxi. Nasiru Saidu -22Yrs – Principal suspect
xxii. Iliyasu Aliyu -49Yrs – Principal suspect
xxiii. Mohammed Mohammed -19Yrs – Principal suspect
xxiv. Umar Mohammed -18Yrs – Principal suspect
xxv. Mati Baso -25Yrs – Principal suspect
xxvi. Hassan Usman -32Yrs – Principal suspect
xxvii. Gado Salihu -38Yrs – Principal suspect
5th Gang
i. John orkar -32Yrs – Gang Leader
ii. Monday okon -29Yrs – Principal suspect
iii. Aminu mohammed -27Yrs – Principal suspect
iv. Manir abubakar -29Yrs
v. Haruna Adamu -26Yrs
vi. Aliyu Zakaria -23Yrs
vii. Dahiru Idris -30Yrs
viii. Faruk Umar Ibrahim -35Yrs
ix. Mohammed Tahir -38Yrs
x. Nasiru Jibril -33Yrs
xi. Yakubu Gowon -49Yrs
xii. Bala Adamu -32Yrs
xiii. Sani Suleiman -43Yrs
xiv. Alhaji Abba Isah -23Yrs
EXHIBITS
i. Three (3) SMG Rifles
ii. One (1) Foreign Made AK52 Rifle
iii. Two (2) Foreign Made AK47 Rifles
iv. Forty One (41) Locally Fabricated AK47 Rifles
v. Three (3) Beretta Pistols
vi. One (1) Kral Magnun Pistol
vii. Seven (7) Locally Made Pistols
viii. Four (4) Dane Guns
ix. Eight ( AK47 Magazine
x. One Hundred and Sixty Eight (168) 7.62X39MM Ammunition
xi. One Hundred and Forty Six (146) 7.62 X51MM Ammunition
xii. Firearm fabricating implements
xiii. Assorted Gold Jewelleries worth Sixteen Million Naira (N16,000,000.00)
xiv. Three (2) Toyota Corolla Cars (Operational vehicles of the Gangs)
xv. One (1) Pontiac Vibe Jeep (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)
xvi. One (1) Toyota Camry Car (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)
xvii. One (1) Volkwagen Golf Car (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)
xviii. One (1) white Toyota Hilux vehicle (Operational vehicle of the Gangs)