Immigration Officer,Five Others Arrested By Police For Allegedly Rustling 164 Cattle

 An inspector of the Nigeria immigration service (NIS) has been arrested by the police alongside 5 others allegedly being involved in cattle rustling.

The suspects who werw accused of terrorising Katsina and Katsina states wetw Intercepted with three trailer trucks loaded with 164 suspected rustled cows at Jibia local government area of Katsina state by a combined team of customs and police officers in Katsina atate capital.

Drivers of three trucks identified as Muhammad Isah,Ibrahim Muhammed ,Idris Muhammed were alongside one Alhaji Sa'idu Lawal of Garkudi in Jibia local government area of Katsina state and Usman Muhammad who claims to have over 50 cows delegated to him to be taken to buniyadi in Yobe state police public relations officer SP Gambo Isah said 

"It may interest you to know that the command has also succeeded in arresting one inspector Abubakar Shafiu with service number 36702 who is from the procurement department of the immigration headquarters Abuja. He was arrested while escorting these vehicles. An investigation is ongoing into this matter.

Zurmi precisely remains one of the hideout of criminals we are not relenting, we are going to investigate the sources of these cows and ensure that if anyone is caught wanting is taken to court for prosecution."

Speaking to newsmen,the immigration officer inspector Abubakar Shafiu said he was on casual leave and the remaining suspects are his relatives

He said; " I was in Abuja when they called me that they have become victims of banditry in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state. When they called me they asked me on the next plan of action I told them I will be coming to visit them. What I arrived i adviced them to pack all their animals take them to a safer place which we now unanimously agreed to take them to either Damaturu in Yobe state or Adamawa.

"Before embarking on this journey we visited DPO where he signed and gave us paper so all the emirate council including the state chapter of Miyetti Allah cattle breeders association of Nigeria.

" This is the second batch we are taking in Darmaturu already seven trailers are in Zurmi waiting for me to facilitate their journey too."