The dreaded bandit was arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps.

A notorious bandit, Bello Galadima has been captured in Sokoto State on Tuesday. 

Galadima was arrested by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) at a hideout in Aliyu Jodi, Sokoto metropolis. 

Mr Saleh Dada, the Commandant of NSCDC in the state told newsmen on Wednesday that Galadima, 40, had been on the wanted list. 

The commandant said that the suspect was arrested when he came out to buy drugs, mostly sexual enhancing medicaments for his group members. 

He explained that the suspect’s arrest followed an intelligence report on his activities and movement of his group members around Hamma Ali community. 

The commandant commended the community for providing information on security challenges in their environment and assured them of maximum protection.