KASTINA POLICE RECOVER  ONE MAKAROV PISTOL WITH FIVE  ROUNDS OF 0.8MM AMMUNITIONS, AS  SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER LYNCHED 

 By Patience Ogbo

Jungle justice was meted on a suspected armed robber by residents who had assisted the police to intercept a robbery gang in KASTINA state .

The gang have allegedly attacked and snatched a  motor vehicle from it’s owner one  Alhaji Usman Abdulmumini   52, a resident of Charanchi LGA, while he was  supervising work at his farm, in Kirkini village, Kankia LGA.

SP Gambo Isah, the spokesperson for the command said ” The gang attacked at gun point and snatched away his motor vehicle Honda, Continue Discussion, blue in colour, with registration number CRC 135 KA, valued two million and six hundred thousand naira (N2,600,000:00K).  On receipt of the report, DPO Charanchi led a team of policemen and blocked the Katsina – Kano highway at Charanchi town. Consequently, the team successfully intercepted the stolen motor vehicle driven by one of the robbers, who tried to beat the police checkpoint and reversed back, but was subsequently intercepted by some community members and beaten  to death.  In the course of searching the motor vehicle, one Makarov Pistol with five (5) rounds of 0.8mm ammunition was recovered in his possession.  The Command is making efforts with a view to arresting other members of the syndicate that escaped in the other motor vehicle.  Investigation is ongoing”.