The Yobe State Police Command has successfully apprehended a 40-year-old notorious terrorist leader named Haruna Mohammed.
According to The PUNCH, the arrest was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkarim, through a statement posted on Facebook on Monday.
Mohammed was captured by officers from the State Intelligent Department on June 16 in Nangillam village, situated in Tarmuwa Local Government Area.
The statement read, “Haruna Mohammed, a 40-year-old resident of Lantewa Village, Tarmuwa LGA, has been apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID).
“Mohammed, a gang leader, specialises in demanding money and valuables from victims through menacing phone calls, threatening death, or harm.
“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 promptly report security breaches, assuring their commitment to eradicating criminal activities in Yobe.
