As part of ongoing efforts to enhance security and combat terrorism in the state, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) three suspected accomplices for supplying logistics to the Boko Haram terrorist group in Niger.
The three suspects identified as Hamsuddeen Yunusa, Zaharadeen Saidu, and Mustapha Haruna, were alleged to have been aiding the terrorists by supplying them with motorcycles and essential equipment, which the members reportedly used to facilitate their movements and operations.
Aside from the arrest, Twenty-two motorcycles, different types of master keys, and stolen phones were recovered from the suspects.
The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police for Zone 7, Abuja, Benneth Igweh, who confirmed through a statement made available to newsmen yesterday, explained that the trio in into buying and selling stolen motorcycles in Suleja, part of the state.
According to the statement, “In a proactive move to destabilise criminal activities, crime financing and enabling in the FCT, Niger State, and its environs, detectives of the Zone 7 Headquarters were deployed to Suleja LGA, Niger State, where they successfully apprehended three suspects, namely: Shamsuddeen Yunusa, male, 30 years, from Hong LGA, Adamawa State; Zaharadeen Saidu, male, 25 years, from Soba LGA, Kaduna State; and Mustapha Haruna, male, 22 years, from Gwami, Adamawa State”
“Twenty-two motorcycles, different types of master keys, and stolen phones were recovered from them. The syndicate specialized in buying and selling stolen motorcycles in Suleja, Niger State. They further sell or hire those motorcycles to criminals believed to be Boko Haram elements terrorizing parts of Niger State and Birnin Gwari LGA, Kaduna State”
“The leader of the gang, Shamsuddeen, revealed that he sells the motorcycles at the rate of N200,000 to N250,000. He further added that he recently received N250,000 from one Ibrahim Kabiru, who resides in Birnin Gwari LGA, Kaduna State, as part-payment for the supply of Bajaj motorcycles ”
“Zaharadeen, on the other hand, is the courier of the motorcycles to the intending buyers. He voluntarily confessed to delivering motorcycles he collects from Shamsuddeen to one Mustapha in Suleja Town. Mustapha Haruna is the motorcycle mechanic of the syndicate. He fixes the stolen motorcycles before their delivery to customers.”
Meanwhile, the AIG assured that all three suspects will be promptly arraigned in court as soon as the ongoing investigations are completed.