BEVERLY HILLS, May 08, (THEWILL) – Nine suspected criminals were Friday paraded before media men by the Gombe State Police Command.
The state Commissioner of Police, Kudu Nma,who paraded the nine suspects, said they were arrested for murder, armed robbery and stealing, adding that the suspects were nabbed within Gombe metropolis.
He listed the suspects to include one Adamu Abubakar, whom he described as a notorious criminal.
According to the Police Commissioner, “Adamu Abubakar alias ‘Baban Tudu’ has been on our wanted list for some time now, I even placed a price tag on him to facilitate his arrest. Luck however ran out on him recently and our men arrested him. I don’t know how I will further express my delight at the arrest of the deadly killer.”
He also said that four of the paraded suspects were among the killers of a photographer, Mohammed Banu, who was murdered on Saturday May 2.
Nma disclosed further that six others arrested earlier for culpable homicide were charged to court and are now serving various jail terms at the Gombe Prisons.
He advised parents to keep a close watch on their children and dissuade them from being influenced by the bad eggs in the society.
According to him, “Before and after the general elections, some miscreants popularly known as ‘Kalare’ have been disturbing the peace we are enjoying in Gombe. Since we know their evil intentions, we will not relent in our effort to quash them. We will give them sleepless nights. There will be no chance for them to operate in Gombe.”
