NIGER STATE POLICE COMMAND NABS SUSPECT FOR THEFT OF HORSES 11-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu The Niger State Police Command has revealed that on 3rd of October 2023, a case of missing two female horses was reported at ‘A’Division Bida, from a farm at Chekungi village in Bida local government area.
Statement issued by the command Police Public Relations Officer,PPRO,Wasiu Abiodun explained that the two female horses were missing from the stable where about five horses were kept.
Statement noted that the complainant strongly suspected one Ahmed Abubakar Aliyu,of Zaria, Kaduna state, who has been visiting the farm for horse grooming and racing.
It added that the suspect was immediately arrested from the farm and during interrogation, he confessed to the crime, adding that he has moved the two horses to a nearby bush from the farm, while he later hired a vehicle from the park to move the horses to Kaduna at a cost of one hundred thousand naira.
Statement further disclosed that based on the confession by the suspect, the driver of the vehicle was contacted and he also confessed that he dropped the horses at Mararaban-Jos, while another vehicle was arranged to convey the horses back to Bida.
The statement said the suspect is in custody, and will be arraigned in court for prosecution immediately after the investigation is concluded.