The Kano State Police Command yesterday paraded five suspects for alleged rape and indecent assault on minors.
One of the victims, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, was allegedly lured by the rapists, who pretended to be directing her to her primary place of assignment.
The command also paraded 28 suspected armed robbers.
Addressing reporters in Kano, Police Commissioner Ibrahim Idris said three other suspects were arrested for allegedly luring unsuspecting persons into their “commercial” vehicles, and then robbed robbed their victims of belongings in the vehicles.
The police chief said his officers recovered three vehicles and N90,000 cash from the suspects, adding that 22 vehicles of various brands were recovered from the suspected robbers.
Idris said the police also arrested a former councillor in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, identified as Mustapha, aka Mosquito, for allegedly snatching a KIA Sportage four-wheel drive, which he attempted to smuggle to Niger Republic.
He said the command also intercepted and recovered five automatic pistols, which were found in a 406 vehicle, while a suspect has been arrested in connection with the crime.
The police chief said an indigene of Katsina State, identified as Mani, was arrested for allegedly smuggling over 30 stolen vehicles into Niger Republic.
Idris said investigations revealed that most of the suspects connived with some unscrupulous car dealers.
He warned car dealers to desist from working with car snathers, saying they would be treated as accomplices to robbery.
via The Nation
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