By Desire Emmanuel
A young man described as a ‘suspected bandit’ has been arrested inside forest in one of the communities in Kwara State and he is currently undergoing interrogation in the custody of the Kwara State Police Command.
The man, Mallami Abubakar, aged 20 years, from from Isanlu Dankuturu in Kogi State, was arrested by a joint team comprising police operatives, the National Forest Guards and members of the Kaiama Vigilante Group (KVG), while on routine patrol inside Nanu forest.
It was gathered that the man was apprehended on April 1 around 8:00 a.m. while moving around in the said forest.
Preliminary investigation and interrogation by the operatives of the command indicated that the man was allegedly contacted on March 30 by a friend identified as “Babi” (surname unknown) from Babana Village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
The individual reportedly invited him to travel to Farinsuni via Baruten Local Government Area with the intention of joining a group believed to be affiliated with ISWAP/Lakurawa terrorising some communities in the state, especially in the Kaiama axis.
“The suspect is currently in police custody and a full investigation is ongoing to ascertain the extent of his involvement and to apprehend other individuals connected to the case,” the command said in the statement issued on Saturday, April 4.
Some communities in Kwara State have in recent times been under attacks by bandits and terrorists who killed residents and abducted others for ransom.
