Three members of the Lakurawa terrorist group operating in the Kebbi state axis have been arrested while attempting to offer an N1.6m bribe to the Police lead investigator.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Kebbi State Police command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Abubakar.
The statement said: “The three suspected members of the group Umaru Garba, Alhaji Abubakar Mamman, and Usman Muhammadu had conspired to offer detectives the sum of N1.6m to compromise the investigation and prosecution of a banditry case perpetrated by the Lakurawa terrorists”.
SP Abubakar said the three suspects were immediately arrested, adding that an investigation had commenced.
The statement quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Bello M. Sani, as reiterating the command’s determination in the ongoing onslaught against banditry and other heinous crimes to ensure the socio-economic activities of the state thrive.
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