Man Arrested With Three Stolen Rams In Jigawa

The suspect has been apprehended by the Jigawa State Police Command, and 3 rams were recovered.

According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed the information in a statement on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, a patrol team intercepted a vehicle transporting the stolen vehicles in Yanbaro village, but the three occupants jumped out and ran away, leaving the driver behind.

The driver had been captured and confessed that he’d taken the burglary rams from the fleeing suspects.

“On 24/9/2023 at about 0430hrs, information received from a reliable source had it that, one Opel vehicle was seen with three occupants conveying three Rams suspected to be stolen along Yanbaro village S/Tankarkar to Gumel axis,” the statement read.

“A patrol team from the Sule Tankarkar Division has been detailed and the vehicle has been intercepted on receipt of the report.” As a result, the three occupants escaped, the driver was arrested, and the three rams were recovered.

“The driver confessed during the interrogation that he had received the stolen rams from the fleeing suspects.” According to the PPRO, the suspect was brought before the court to face the full wrath of the law.