Police in Kaduna apprehend serial goat thief

<p>The Kaduna State Police Command says its men have arrested a suspected goat thief at Pasali Konu village, Kagarko Local Government Area.</p>, <p>The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansur Hassan, who spoke with newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday, said the suspect was taken into custody on Saturday.</p>, <p>Hassan said the 20-year-old suspect was apprehended on November 11 at approximately 04:30pm by a vigilante and surveillance team who were on a visibility patrol in the hamlet.</p>, <p>He said the suspect is from Kagarko LGA’s Igwa village.</p>, <p>He explained that the suspect armed himself with dangerous weapons and a facemask.</p>, <p>Hassan said, “The suspect, who specialises in stealing goats, confessed that there were two who came to the village to steal goats.”</p>, <p>He said the other suspect fled when he saw the patrol squad and we apprehended the other one.</p>, <p>“The other suspect who is at large ran to an unknown destination but we will trail him and arrest him,” Hassan said.</p>, <p>The police spokeswoman said the suspect would face charges in court after investigation.</p>, <p>Hassan reaffirmed the command’s resolve to eradicate all types of criminal activity from the state and made a timely and relevant information request to enable operatives take preventative action against crimes before they start.</p>