Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command’s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader, Ali Bahago Danakulu, alongside his alleged lieutenants in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the arrest followed credible intelligence that led officers to a criminal gang terrorising residents of Kasuwan Daji and surrounding communities.
According to him, the suspects had long been on the Command’s watchlist over alleged involvement in armed robbery, banditry and other violent crimes in the area.
The arrested suspects include Ali Bahago Danakulu of Kasuwan Daji, Hassan Dan Kure, also of Kasuwan Daji, and Dahiru Lawali of Gidan Ango.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects belonged to an armed criminal gang allegedly led by Ali Bahago, who had been linked to several criminal activities in the locality.
DSP Yazid added that one member of the gang was neutralised during the operation, while three suspects were arrested.
Items recovered from the operation included one pump-action gun, one single-barrel gun, a fabricated G3 rifle, two Dane guns, four rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, nine pump-action cartridges, one handcuff chain, one locally made pistol, three Boxer motorcycles and a locally made magazine.
The suspects are currently in custody as investigations continue, with efforts ongoing to track and apprehend other members of the gang.
The command reaffirmed its commitment to sustained operations against armed criminal groups and urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies.
