The Yobe State Police Command has announced the arrest of the leader of a terrorist gang, Haruna Mohammed, who has been terrorising towns and villages in the state and neighbouring areas.
The 40-year-old gang leader, who resides in Lantewa Village, Tarmuwa Local Government Area, was accused of demanding money and valuables from victims through menacing phone calls, threatening death or harm.
Police spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim disclosed in a statement shared on Facebook on Monday that 40-year-old Mohammed was apprehended by men of the State Intelligent Department on June 16 in Nangillam village, Tarmuwa Local Government Area.
Abdulkarim said the force had been tracking Mohammed for his involvement in terrorising towns, villages, and neighbouring states.
He stated that a victim from Siminti Village, Lantewa, Tarmuwa LG, reported that Mohammed demanded N3m or threatened to kill him and his family.
Mohammed, however, confessed to the crime and implicated other syndicate members, who are currently being trailed by the police.
“Mohammed, a gang leader, specialises in demanding money and valuables from victims through menacing phone calls, threatening death, or harm,” Abdulkarim said.
“The command had been tracking Mohammed for his involvement in terrorising towns, villages, and neighbouring states.
“A victim from Siminti Village, Lantewa, Tarmuwa LG reported that Mohammed demanded N3m or threatened to kill him and his family.
“In an intensive intelligent operations, on 16th June 2024, at about 1415hrs, detectives from the SID, in a coordinated operation, arrested Mohammed in Nangillam Village, Tarmuwa LGA.
“The suspect confessed to the crime and implicated other syndicate members, who are currently being trailed by the police.”
The police urged communities to report security breaches promptly, assuring that they are committed to stamping out criminal activities in Yobe.
