Seven suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising the people of Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna State have been arrested by men of the Kaduna State Police Command. The bandits, who were arrested when the dispatched policemen attached to Sabo division raided their hideout on Thursday afternoon, confessed to have been disturbing the community for some time now. Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Zubairu Abubakar explained that, based on tip-off, anti crime patrol team raided the area where seven arrests were made with locally made rifle recovered. According to him, “Yes it is true. At about 14:30hrs on Thursday, based on tip-off, police team attached to Sabon Tasha, raided a notorious criminals hideout at Mararaba Rido, arrested seven and recovered fire arm from them. “They are helping in our investigation and will soon charge them to court. They confessed to series of armed robbery within Kaduna and its environs,” he stated. In a related development, one Bilya Abubakar, a Kano State indigene, was arrested by Tudun Wada Police station with a Honda civic, red colour with registration number HJA 837 AA. The suspect was arrested while trying to dispose the vehicle in the area. The PPRO appealed to people in the State to furnish the police with genuine information that could lead to the arrest of criminal elements living among them.
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