A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping.
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed that Aminu Ibrahim, a member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, is in police custody in connection with an ongoing investigation.
The Commissioner verified the arrest during a private conversation with a news correspondent.
He revealed also that the District Head of Kaura Namoda, Alhaji Jafaru Abdullahi Kumburki and a former chairman of the LGA, Nasiru Muhammad, are in police custody over similar allegations.
The police commissioner said three district heads of Danjibga, Bukkuyum and Unguwar Gyauro in Tsafe and Bukkuyum LGAs, whose names have not been made public, are being investigated over the same issues.
He said preliminary investigation by the police indicated that the district head of Kaura Namoda allegedly connived with two suspected bandits’ collaborators, Alhaji Bala and Hali Sidi, and kidnapped nine people in Gidan Sambo village in Kaura Namoda LGA.
The police commissioner said the trio allegedly collected N800,000 ransom before they freed their captives.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, stated that Aminu Ibrahim, a current member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, was taken into custody due to allegations of his involvement in the kidnapping of Alhaji Ibrahim Sarkin Fada, an 80-year-old resident of Kasuwar Daji village.
Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, the former chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, who is currently in detention, is accused of conspiring with Hali Sidi and Alhaji Bala to kidnap Alhaji Ango, a resident of Kumurya village.
The police commissioner said: “The district heads of Danjibga, Unguwar Gyauro and Bukkuyum will face an investigative panel set up by the state government over their involvement in banditry activities.
“Prior to the formation of the panel, the police had conducted an investigation on the matter and submitted their report to the state governor (Dauda Lawal) for further action.
“Police authorities will continue to identify, arrest and subsequently prosecute anybody found participating in banditry and other related crimes.
