The Gombe State Police Operatives under Operation Hattara have arrested one Sani Abdullahi of 28 years, a resident of Anguwa 3 quarters who normally robs his victims with his tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep
According to a press release signed by the Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, “On the 7th of February, 2023, at about 5 p.m., Operation Hattara, which is an operational outfit under the police force Gombe State command, intercepted a suspect named Sani Abdullahi, 28 years old, a resident of Anguwa, 3 quarters, who is a tricycle operator popularly known as Keke Napep.”
“On the said Date Insp. Hamza Muhammad attached to 34 PMF Gombe boarded a tricycle with his wife from the Gombe main market to Yalan-Guruza Quarters Gombe alongside the goods purchased from the market valued at fifty thousand naira #50,000. The husband dropped his wife along Bank Road, leaving her to complete the journey to their residence. On arrival, the wife alighted with her child, and before she could remove the food items, the suspect zoomed off with the items to an unknown destination. Unfortunately for the suspect, the husband took some of his means of identification before he dropped and reported the case to the police (Operation Hattara).
“Similarly, on February 9, 2023, the suspect repeated the same act on one of his customers who boarded the tricycle with three bags of charcoal, leaving her helpless at Nayinawa quarters, which led to his arrest by the tricycle riders’ association of Gombe and his being immediately handed over to Operation Hattara, which gave out his details to the association in connection to the first case.
“The receiver of the stolen items, who bought the items for 4,000 Naira, was also arrested for an offence of receiving stolen property. “Suspects have confessed to having committed the offence, exhibits were recovered, and the case will be charged to court for prosecution.”
The command spokesperson said that the Nigeria Police Force, Gombe State Command, under the leadership of CP Oqua Etim, has vowed to double its efforts to fish out the criminal elements and bring them to justice.
