Collaborating with sister security agencies, the Yobe State Police Command has apprehended 30 suspects engaged in criminal activities across the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim disclosed this on Monday in a statement issued to newsmen in Damaturu.
Among those apprehended were Mohammed Garba, 25, and Ibrahim Mohammed, 22, accused of fatally stabbing a man during a burglary at his residence.
“The Command sympathises with the bereaved family and assures the community of appropriate punishment on the culprits.
“However, most of the culprits arrested have served imprisonment terms in the past from similar offences”, he noted.
He further disclosed that items recovered from the suspects include: a knife and five cellphones of different brands.
“Meanwhile, discrete investigation has since commenced for subsequent prosecution as the command urges good members of the communities to support security agencies by providing useful information of any suspicious movements and criminals’ hideout”, Abdulkarim added.
