By Sam Kaye
Borno State Police command under the watch of the Commissioner of Police CP Yusufu Lawal say it has recorded lots of breakthroughs in view of her successes with the recent bursting of criminals involved in mischief, culpable homicide, illegal mining and kidnaping in the state.
Giving a a blow by blow account of the activities of the Command in recent time during media briefing, the spokesman of the command ASP Nahum Dasoh, stressed that the CP was interested in cracking all the pending security cases ahead of the Command’s midterm reports presentation.
Consequently, it gives a breakdown of it’s success story as follows:
Criminal Conspiracy and illegal mining: “He disclosed that on the 24th March, 2024 at about 1330HRS, one diesel tanker truck with four suspects were arrested by Nigerian Army patrol team attached to 331 Battalion and were brought to Bayo Division…
“The suspects were caught in possession of 70 bags of suspected monoxide substance despite the ban on illegal mining activities in the state, the suspects confessed to the crime while investigation is ongoing…
“He also disclosed that the police discovered a hacked body buried in a shallow grave: on the 11th of March, 2024 at about 2000 HRS, one Umar Mohammed of Jiddari Polo area Maiduguri reported to GRA police station that while inspecting his uncompleted house in Judumari area Maiduguri, he found a shallow grave with an unidentified decomposed body, one digger and 2 knives…On receiving the report, he said “Police detectives from the GRA Police Station visited the scene and exhumed the body which was further taken to State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for autopsy.
Another success recorded by the police,he said “On the 25th of March 2024 at about 1500HRS Police investigation further led to the arrest of one Ibrahim Muhammed who confessed to have conspired with his master one Usman, still at large and one Mustapha Modu a labourer who dug the shallow grave where the body was buried and he was paid the sum of N1,500 was also arrested” and that further investigation is ongoing and that the Police is intensifying efforts to arrest the fleeing suspect.
“On the Arrest of kidnappers, he said “On the 29th March 2024, at about 1800HRS one Hauwa Audu Adamu reported to police crack squad Maiduguri, that on the same date at about 1330HRS her son Hisham Mohammed 10yrs of age went for Jum’at prayer and never returned home, the next day 30/04/2024 at about 0900HRS an unknown GSM number called her and demanded a ransom of three million naira N3,000,000 for the release of her son in their custody….
He said the sum of N400,000 was later agreed to be paid as ransom while Police crack squad swung into action and arrested two primary suspects who later confessed to the crime” and that the victim was rescued unhurt while further investigation is also still ongoing.
On the Case of Mischief by fire, the police spokesman said: On the 24th March 2024 at about 1030HRS a Hunters Group of Mafa reported to Mafa Division with 3 suspects Malum Usman 16yrs, Bulama Bukar 14yrs, Rawa Usman 11yrs all of Mafa IDP camp that the suspects were arrested with matches while trying to set a house ablaze in the camp, preliminary investigation further revealed that the trio were sponsored by one Babagana Umar a firewood seller at Muna garage area Maiduguri who contracted them to commit the act at the rate of N10,000. He said that case too, is under investigation.
The Police Command spokesman said the Commissioner of Police is calling on the good people of the State to continue to support the Police with timely reports of incidences and assured that diligent investigation and prosecution will be served in all cases.