Yobe State Police Command has captured 40-year-old Haruna Mohammed, believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”. The command’s spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).
He said: “He has been involved in terrorising towns, villages and neighbouring states through menacing phone calls, demanding money and valuables from victims.
“The command has been on the trail of Mohammed for his criminal activities.
“A victim from Siminti village reported that Mohammed demanded N3 million and threatened to kill him and his family.
“In an intensive intelligence operation on June 16, detectives from the SCIID arrested Mohammed at Nangillam, a village in Tarmuwa Local Council of the state.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and even named other members of the syndicate who are currently being trailed.”
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