According To Sahara Reporters, A teenage girl known only as Basira Abu has described how she was paid N100,000 by bandits to spy on people and assist them in delivering food and other necessities to their hideouts. Security personnel detained Basira after the bandits assigned her to spy on the people of Katsina state’s Matazu hamlet. She added that she had a lover with the gunman, which was why she cooperated with them. There was a pledge of N100,000. I paid them 50,000 Naira on my first visit to their hideout, and they handed me another 50,000 Naira on my second visit. My sole purpose for going there was to provide oranges, rice, beans, spaghetti, and recharge cards.
She Said: “Safulahi is my boyfriend, and he has three guns. This is my second time visiting his place,”
The police said that Umar, who is from the state’s Dandume Local Government Area, was apprehended for giving criminals crucial information. The adolescent is an expert at giving armed bandits information about villages and possible targets, according to ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the Command’s public relations officer, who paraded Umar and other suspects on Thursday night.
He stated: “On July 3, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the command, working with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps affiliated with Dansoda village, Dandume LGA, Katsina State, was able to apprehend one Umar Hassan, age 13, who was living in the Sheik Abdullahi quarters of Dandume town, Dandume LGA, in relation to a possible case of aiding and abetting violence against civilians.” Following intelligence on his illicit operations, the suspect was taken into custody. It was discovered that the suspect specialized in giving suspected armed bandits information about villages and possible targets.
He claimed that over the course of the inquiry, the suspect admitted to committing the crime and identified an accomplice who is currently at large as Abba….Seē _ Morē