Security Operatives Nab 2 Suspected Bandits’ Fuel Suppliers in Gombe
Security operatives in Gombe State have arrested two suspected fuel suppliers believed to be providing logistical support to bandits operating in neighbouring communities of Bauchi State.
Sources disclosed that the suspects were apprehended in the early hours of March 4 at about 4:30 a.m. during a stop-and-search operation along the Kashere–Futuk Road in Akko Local Government Area of the state.
According to the sources, the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that bandits terrorising parts of Bauchi State were obtaining fuel supplies from Kashere in Gombe State.
During the operation, security operatives intercepted a red tinted Volkswagen Golf 3 vehicle with registration number GME 221 XA, loaded with 29 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
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The vehicle was reportedly driven by Aliyu Usman, 20, a resident of Futuk Village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. However, he fled the scene and escaped during the interception.
Two other occupants of the vehicle—Bello Abdullahi, 52, and Sulaiman Musa, 40, both from Futuk Village in Alkaleri LGA—were arrested at the scene.
Preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspects claimed the fuel was purchased in Billiri, Gombe State.
Security operatives impounded the vehicle along with the 29 jerrycans of fuel as exhibits while investigations continue to determine the suspects’ involvement in supplying fuel to criminal elements.
Authorities are also intensifying efforts to apprehend the fleeing driver and dismantle the suspected supply network linked to bandit activities in the region.
By PRNigeria
