Police arrest 4 persons for allegedly selling petrol to bandits vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Isah Gambo, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Katsina.He said that the suspects were Zahradden Mas’udu, Ibrahim Khalid, Najib Dayyabu and Halliru Yarima.
Gambo said that the suspects were arrested in Batsari, Kankara and Dutsinma Local Government Areas of the state. ”It will be recalled that the state government has banned selling of petroleum products in Jerry cans in eight frontline local governments.”The measure is to cut off supply chain to the bandits in the forests, who are using motorcycles to perpetuate their evil acts,” he said.”The suspects allegedly specialised in sales, distribution and supply of petroleum products to bandits in those areas.
He said that the suspects would be charged to court after investigation to serve as deterrent to others.
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