Katsina Police Arrest Two Bandits, Recover 150 Livestock
On October 15, 2026, at approximately 5pm, the Katsina State Police Command, alongside members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps and local vigilantes, arrested two suspected bandits, Abdulkadir Umar (23) and Suleiman Baiti (21), in Gidan Mutum Daya, Kusada Local Government Area. The arrests were made during a routine patrol based on actionable intelligence.
Following their confession of belonging to a bandit syndicate, police operatives from the Kusada Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, conducted an operation that resulted in the recovery of over 150 suspected rustled livestock, including cattle, goats, and sheep. The livestock were moved to a secure facility, causing a temporary halt in traffic on the Katsina-Kano Highway, which the police clarified was not due to a bandit blockade, but rather to ensure safe passage for the herd.
The police dismissed any claims of an attack or blockade by bandits as false and misleading.
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