{"id":170025,"date":"2025-07-17T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto"},"modified":"2025-07-17T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:42:44","slug":"police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Suspected Lakurawa Bandit in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Police Command in Sokoto State has announced the arrest of a suspected Lakurawa bandit and the recovery of an AK-49 rifle with ammunition, following a swift, intelligence-led operation.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Ahmed Musa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>According to Musa, operatives of the command\u2019s Anti-Kidnapping Unit acted decisively on credible intelligence on Sunday, leading to the arrest of one Buba Magaji from Julirkol village in Silame Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis arrest was based on a specific tip-off identifying him as a close associate of the Lakurawa bandit syndicate, a group notorious for terrorising communities across multiple local government areas in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the investigation, Magaji confessed to being involved in various criminal activities linked to the syndicate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also revealed the location where he had hidden an AK-49 rifle in the bush along the Silame axis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner added that following his lead, police operatives on Wednesday conducted a meticulous search of the area and recovered an AK-49 rifle, a magazine, and 22 rounds of live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>Musa described the arrest and arms recovery as a significant breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to rid the state of criminal elements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation is a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of actionable intelligence and the dedication of our anti-kidnapping unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt directly disrupts the operations of a group that has inflicted immense suffering in Silame, Wamakko, Binji, and Yabo LGAs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The CP commended the vigilance of community members whose tip-off led to the successful operation and urged continued public cooperation in the fight against crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Musa reassured the residents of the command\u2019s unwavering commitment to tackling kidnapping, banditry, and all forms of criminality in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Police Command in Sokoto State has announced the arrest of a suspected Lakurawa bandit and the recovery of an AK-49 rifle with ammunition, following a swift, intelligence-led operation. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Ahmed Musa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, DSP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":170024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[18059,254,165,462],"class_list":["post-170025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-lakurawa-bandit","tag-nigeria","tag-police","tag-sokoto"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police Arrest Suspected Lakurawa Bandit in Sokoto - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Police Command in Sokoto State has announced the arrest of a suspected Lakurawa bandit and the recovery of an AK-49 ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police Arrest Suspected Lakurawa Bandit in Sokoto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Police Command in Sokoto State has announced the arrest of a suspected Lakurawa bandit and the recovery of an AK-49 ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-17T17:32:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-17T18:42:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1752765270.962194.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Police Arrest Suspected Lakurawa Bandit in Sokoto\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-17T17:32:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-17T18:42:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\"},\"wordCount\":317,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1752765270.962194.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lakurawa bandit\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\",\"Sokoto\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-suspected-lakurawa-bandit-in-sokoto\",\"name\":\"Police Arrest Suspected Lakurawa Bandit in Sokoto - 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