A suspected female bandit collaborator in Tsafe named Nafisat Alh. Sani has been arrested by Zamfara police command.
State Police Commissioner Shehu Muhammad Dalijan stated that the suspect has since confess to her collaborative engagements with the suspected bandits.
“On February 18, 2024 at approximately 17:30, a police team acted on credible information and apprehended Nafisat Alhaji Sani of Kauyen Magaji for her suspected collaboration with the bandits in Tsafe local government area”.
“During questioning, admitted to supplying live ammunition to one Alti, a bandit kingpin operating in Babban Kauye forest and orchestrating the abduction of her friend in exchange for a promised ransom.
The statement added “On February 10, 2024 at around 16:00, police detectives raid Alti’s residence in Babban Kauye, seizing an AK-47 rifle and two locally made AK-47 guns with ammunition.
Investigation according to the police is ongoing with a view to apprehending bandit kingpin for possible prosecution.