According to the report from the Sahara Reporters, In a significant breakthrough in the fight against banditry, security operatives have arrested a teenage girl, Basira Abu, for her involvement with bandit groups....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
According to Sahara Reporters, Basira, a resident of Hassan House, was apprehended for her role in spying on local residents and delivering supplies to the bandits. She was reportedly paid N100,000 by the bandits for her services.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Basira’s activities came to light during a mission to gather intelligence on the residents of the Matazu community. She admitted to being drawn into the bandits’ operations due to a romantic involvement with one of their members.
The bandits, whom she identified as Magaji, Safulahi, Lado, Haruna, and Ashiru, tasked her with collecting information on the community members, which was critical for planning their operations and evading capture by authorities.
“My name is Basira Abu from Hassan House. I was sent by Magaji, Safulahi, Lado, Haruna, and Ashiru to gather information on people,” Basira confessed.
Her role primarily involved observing the movements and activities of residents and reporting back to the bandits. Additionally, she was responsible for delivering food and other basic necessities to the bandits’ hideouts, ensuring they remained supplied and hidden from authorities.
The arrest occurred while Basira was on one of her intelligence-gathering missions in Matazu. Authorities consider her capture a significant development in their efforts to curb bandit activities in Katsina State. Investigations are ongoing to verify her claims and determine the extent of her involvement with the bandits.
The arrest of Basira Abu underscores the complex and multifaceted challenges faced by security forces in combating banditry in the region.
It also sheds light on the tactics employed by these groups, including the use of local residents and the exploitation of personal relationships to further their criminal activities.
