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| Kaduna State Police Command |
The Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command CP Musa Yusuf Garba had yet again called on parents and guardians to always take interest in the activities of their children in order to prevent them from indulging in illegalities.
The CP's advice came as a result of the arrest of thirteen (13) young persons suspected to be members of occultism and armed robbery, by the Command through its Operatives attached to the Divisional Headquarters Sabon Gari Zaria, Kaduna.
The arrested suspects confessed to being members of Aiye confraternity who came from different higher education institutions and parts of the country, chose Graceland area as their rendezvous for initiation.
Afterwards, on the 10th September, 2023 at about 0310 hours, the unlawful group armed with matchet and other handheld weapons stormed the Graceland community, breaking into homes, inflicting injuries and robbing inhabitants of their belongings which includes inter alia GSM mobile phones, money, jewelries, ATM cards, etc. After which they fled into a nearby forest.
The Police Operatives trailed them to their hideout in the bushes and tactically apprehended thirteen (13) out of the yet be ascertained number of persons. The arrested hoodlums are cooperating with the Police investigation especially towards arresting the fleeing others.
The Commissioner of Police while commending the Operatives, equally called on members of the public to always report to the Police station or any security outfit closest to them of any suspicious individual or group activities.