The Police in Kebbi has arrested two suspects accused of contravening laws through armed robbery and possession of firearms.
The state’s command held that the accused duo, Aliyu Hussaini, 23, and Sani Abubakar, 28, confessed to attacking a motorcycle owner with a sharp sack needle and inflicted serious injuries on him and unlawfully carted away with the motorcycle.
While speaking on the incident on Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Hardejia, said that the suspects confessed to have committed the offence on May 1 at Amburusa-Sanyinna Road
Hardejia said that items recovered from the suspects included 36 rounds of live assault rifle ammunition, one magazine, a Bajaj motorcycle, ₦264,000 in cash, memory cards, SIM cards, and mobile phones.
“Both suspects confessed to terrorising villages along that axis and are currently in custody for further investigation,” he said.
“The suspects attacked the victim with a sharp sack needle and inflicted serious injuries, but they were apprehended, while the motorcycle and weapon were recovered,” Hadejia said.
In another operation on May 2, police officers attached to Kalgo Division arrested one Ashiru Muhammad over a motorcycle snatching attack along the Masalaci Zaria–Jega Road.
The CP mentioned that the suspect confessed to conspiring with two others now at large to stab the victim in the head with a knife before stealing his motorcycle, adding that efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing accomplices.
He gave a summary of recoveries made between January and May 2026, including 10 AK-47 rifles, eight fabricated AK-47 rifles, two Mack-four rifles, revolver guns, pistols, over 1,200 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition, and 40 stolen GSM phones, including 33 cattle rescued during a joint operation with the Nigerian Army along the Kamba–Kangiwa Road.
In total, he said 47 suspects have been arrested for violent crimes such as armed robbery, banditry, and armed motorcycle snatching.