Zamfara Police arrest 999 suspects , recover GPMG, 689 rounds of ammunition 

Zamfara State police command said it has arrested a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine (999) suspects were arrested in connection with six hundred and eight (608) reported cases. While a total number of eight hundred and seventy-four (874) arrested suspects are undergoing prosecution in various competent Courts of Law in the State.

The command’s spokesperson SP Gambo Isah said a total number of one hundred and fifty-seven (157) suspected Armed Robbers were arrested and one hundred and forty-five (145) suspects charged to court while twelve (12) suspects are under investigation.

Sixty-five (65) suspected kidnappers were also arrested and sixty-three (63) suspects have been charged to court while two (2) suspects are under investigation.

Two hundred and forty-four (244) suspected cattle rustlers were arrested, of which two hundred and thirty (230) suspects have been charged to court while fourteen (14) suspects are under investigation.

In the course of this campaign, thirty-eight (38) bandits were neutralized in various gun battles while five (5) police officers paid the supreme price.

One thousand two hundred and forty-three (1,243) domestic animals were recovered which consist of eight hundred and sixty-seven (867) cows, three hundred and fifty-two (352) sheep, twenty-four (24) goats and one (1) donkey were recovered from the hoodlums.

Two hundred and forty-six (246) suspects were arrested in one hundred and ninety-five (195) reported cases of rape and unnatural offence.

Sixty-three (63) victims were rescued in four (4) reported cases of Human Trafficking which were transferred to NAPTIP office in Kano State.

Two hundred and fifteen (215) kidnapped victims were also rescued from suspected bandits/kidnappers during the period under review.

Twenty (20) suspected stolen motor vehicles were recovered and eighteen (18) stolen/bandits’ motorcycles were also recovered.

Arms and ammunition recovered:

4 GPMG

44 AK 47 riffles

1 LAR riffle

1 G3 Rifle

20 Locally made guns

689 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition of AK 47 rifle

109 Anti Air-Craft ammunition (

 The fight against crime and criminality is so dynamic and not an easy one but I urge you to continue to project the hard and good work of the Police and other security agencies to the general public.