Suspected cultists butcher man in Delta community as residents flee

<p>Police have arrested a fake soldier, policemen and customs officers harassing residents of the Kano metropolis and environs.</p>, <p>Dogo Gide, a notorious bandit kingpin, had insisted that some conditions must be met by the Kebbi State Government before the remaining girls can regain their freedom.</p>, <p>Salim Ka’oje and Mr. Daniel Alkali, the chairman and Secretary of the ‘Committee of Parents, explained that their female children (aged between 12-16 years) had been in the custody of their abductors for about 20 months now.</p>, <p>A source explained that the release of the abducted girls was effected after a huge ransom was generated by their parents and other stakeholders when the Kebbi State Government was reluctant to meet the bandits’ demands.</p>, <p>Ochayi told the court that sometime in July 2020 the complainant entrusted and gave the defendant a job to purchase electric armoured cable, a prepaid electric meter and PVC pipes for the armoured cable.</p>, <p>The two girls namely Faida Sani Kaoje and Safiya Idris were released in the early hours of Thursday.</p>, <p>On April 22, 2023, four Yauri female students with two babies were released after payments of a huge ransom to Dogo Gide were made.</p>, <p>The incident has caused serious tension within the area as indigenes and residents are now fleeing following threats by the suspected cultists who vowed to return at night to complete their missions.</p>, <p>CSP Kiyawa added that also On 13/05/2023 at about 1300hrs, a report was received from a resident of Gwammaja Quarters, Kano, that a gang of unknown persons five in number with a Golf motor vehicle, white in colour, with Reg. No. AKD 874 DC paraded themselves as customs officers, attacked him and robbed him of seventeen (17) bags of rice and fled the scene.</p>, <p>The Spokesman said a team of detectives swung into action and the two suspects were arrested with constabulary ID cards and Tricycle with KAROTA No. 1005 suspected to have been robbed from a victim.</p>, <p>Eleven girls were abducted from