The Sokoto State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that its operatives arrested Maishanu Auwal and two others in reference to theft and felony conspiracy within the state capital.
Their arrest was contained in an announcement signed by the State Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, and made out there to newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto.
New Telegraph gathered that the case started on Friday, January 17, 2025, when Ladan Muhammad, the Zonal Director of the Nationwide Broadcasting Fee (NBC) in Sokoto, reported a theft at his workplace within the Gagi space.
Appearing promptly on the event, the Divisional Crime Officer led a group of officers to the scene and throughout the investigation, the police questioned Maishanu Auwal, a safety guard on the workplace, whose confession revealed a bigger felony conspiracy.
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“At roughly 2:50 PM, Muhammad arrived on the Unguwar Rogo Police Station to report the disappearance of a number of objects, together with three KVA inverters, three 600 KVA inverter batteries, a fridge compressor, a brand-new tyre for the workplace bus, and a 32-inch LG tv.
“Auwal admitted to conspiring with Ismaila Ahmad from the Nakasare space to steal the objects.
“Additional investigations led to the arrests of Yahuza Tukur and Abdulrahman Abbas, additionally from the Nakasare space, for helping in concealing the stolen items.
“Moreover, Basiru Lawali of Kuffa space, Murtala Tijani of Kwanni space, and Abubakar Umar of Gangaren Kuffa space have been recognized as receivers of the stolen property.
“The stolen objects, together with the inverters, batteries, tv, and different valuables, have all been recovered.
“The suspects are at present in custody, and preparations for his or her prosecution are underway.”
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