Police Nab Spiritual Leader Of Niger, Nasarawa, FCT Bandits

Police in Niger have arrested four suspected kidnappers and their spiritual leader who is said to be also the spiritual coordinator for bandits hibernating Nasarwa State and the FCT.

Police spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Minna on Monday.

Abiodun, said police operatives arrested one Umar Samaila of Gussasu village via Maikunkele, Bosso Local Government Area who confessed to being the spiritual leader of bandits hibernating in Niger, Abuja and Nasarawa states.

He stated that the suspect would be taken to the FCT command of the police in Abuja for further investigation.

Similarly the police arrested other suspected kidnappers and cattle rustlers on Nov. 16 at Maijaki Forest via Lapai in Niger and Rafindaji Forest at the boundary between Niger and the FCT.

Abiodun stated that at Lapai, four suspects were arrested and 40 cows and 15 sheep, all rustled were found in their possession.

The police spokesman said the suspects would be arraigned soon.

Meanwhile, besides the news of the arrest of the spiritual leader of the bandits, the Secretary to the Niger State Government(SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Matane, had revealed that the bandits attacking communities in the state were those fleeing from neighbouring states such as Zamfara and Kaduna.

Matane disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.

He explained that the escalation of security challenges in the state was as a result of the ongoing operation by security personnel in Zamfara and Kaduna sates which had forced the bandits to flee to neighbouring states.

He disclosed that about 18,000 cattle rustled by bandits from communities in the state had ended up in Zamfara.

“These criminals don’t only rustle cattle, they also kidnap human beings and take them to somewhere around Zamfara and Kaduna states.

“Because our state shares borders with other states, we have in recent times suffered the infintration of bandits and kidnappers crossing over to the state,” the SSS said.

He mentioned some of the local government areas worst hit by the attacks to include Shiroro, Rafi, Munya, Mariga and lately Mashegu as well as Lapai.

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