Police parade rapists, codeine traffickers

Scores of criminals including rapists and codeine traffickers have been arrested and are being interrogated by the Katsina State Police Command.

Among those being questioned by security operatives in the state include five men accused of raping young girls and they are among 11 suspects who are being grilled by the state Police Command.

The police gave the names of the rapists as Sani Haruna, 30; Nura Ibrahim, 26; Abdulrashid Dalha, 55; Abdullahi Sani, 25 and Jabiru Ahmed, 25.

According to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammed Wakili, a 67-year-old man Steven Yakubu who was parading himself around as a retired Brigadier of the Nigerian Army was also among those arrested.

The state CP said the suspected fraudster who resides at the Old Legislative Quarters, GRA, Katsina, allegedly duped job seekers of N740,000.

“Nemesis caught up with the suspect when he defrauded one Benshima Nguesku of GRA Quarters, Katsina and others, of the sum of N740,000 on the pretext of securing positions for them in the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

“The suspect has confessed to the crime while the case is under investigation,” the CP said.