Zamfara State Police Commissioner Mr. Abutu Yaro has redeployed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Kaura Namoda over his alleged involvement in aiding and abetting armed bandits activities.
The CP said the decision was taken after his attention was drawn to a viral video going round the social media where residents of Kungurki community in the area accused the DPO of aiding banditry and armed bandit activities.
According to a statement by the Police Spokes Person SP Shehu Muhammad said investigation in to the allegation has since commenced and urged people with credible information that would help in the ongoing investigation to come forward and relate it to the police.
Shehu said to the best of their knowledge as Divisional Police Officer he has the right to interact with both Hausa and fulani the two warring factions in a bid to strengthen peace and dialogue effort of the state.
Shehu also said there has never been a formal complaint against the embattled DPO in respect of the allegations by the residents of Kungurki community but insisted that credible information is awaited for the command to end its ongoing investigation.
He said the DPO for the interim has been redeployed to Police Command Headquarters as OC Provost while ASP Umar Abdullahi has been redeployed to Kaura Namoda as Acting Divisional Police Officer (DPO) pending determination of the allegation.
