The Yobe State Police Command has arrested three suspects connected to the alleged theft of agricultural equipment from local farms in Bursari Local Government Area.
The suspects allegedly conspired to steal valuable farming implements from Duhuwu Nima farm area before selling the items to a buyer in Bade Local Government Area. Police officers successfully recovered two water pump generators, discharge and suction hoses, two gas cylinders, and ten solar panels, after the arrest.
According to a statement issued on Friday in Damaturu by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Adamu Aliyu, the arrests were initiated after the Garin Alkali Divisional Police Headquarters received a call on October 21. According to the police report, a suspect Musa Mohammed, 40, was apprehended in Tarabutu Village for the alleged theft of farm equipment.
According to police report, Mohammed conspired with two accomplices, identified as Mohammed Baki and Haruna Wakil Sano, popularly known as Kogi, to execute the agricultural theft.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives from the Division were immediately mobilised to the scene, where they took the suspect into custody for investigation…Acting on this information, the detectives traced and arrested the receiver. A search conducted at his residence led to the recovery of the following items reasonably suspected to have been stolen: two water pump generators, discharge and suction hoses, two gas cylinders and 10 solar panels,” ASP Aliyu.
The command disclosed that Kogi, who initially evaded arrest, was later captured during a follow-up operation on October 22. The suspect has reportedly confessed to his involvement in the crime, while efforts are underway to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
The Yobe State Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, warned against the rising trend of agricultural theft, describing it as a threat to farmers’ livelihoods. He urged residents to remain vigilant and provide timely information to assist the police in preventing subsequent criminal activities across the state.
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