Police in Sokoto State have arrested suspected informants and financiers linked to bandit activities and recovered rustled cattle during an intelligence-led operation.
The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the post, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, working with the community guard, carried out the operation in the early hours of Monday, at about 1:00 a.m. in Sarma Village, Tangaza Local Government Area.
During the raid, two suspects, Nura Dan Haruna, 20, and Buhari Salah, 18 were arrested.
They were found in possession of seven suspected stolen cows and a motorcycle without a registration number.
Makama reported that the suspects confessed they were sent by two individuals, Abdullahi Gulum and Dan Iko, who are currently on the run, to deliver the cows to Hamza Ibrahim, 56, of the Kara area in Illela.
“Hamza was later arrested by the police,” Makama wrote.
Further investigation also revealed that Hamza admitted selling two of the cows last month to Abubakar Muhammad, 31, from Gwadabawa Local Government Area. Abubakar has since been taken into custody.
Police authorities said investigation into the case is ongoing, while efforts are being intensified to arrest the remaining suspects.
