Hyacinth Chinweuba
Sokoto State Police Spokesman ASP Muhammad A. Sadiq has announced the arrest of ten persons for violating government’s restriction order.
According to him, “Following the build up to the enforcement of closure of territorial boundaries of the state, the joint task force patrol team, while on patrol, intercepted along Sokoto – Zamfara road, major road linking the state and the southern part of the country a total of nine vehicles and ten suspects were arrested.
In a statement he said the following persons were nabbed.
*Suspect: Bello Buda
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle Reg. No: EPE 695 AC
*Suspect: Muhammad Abubakar
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle Reg. No: AA 281 DGS
*Suspect: Hali Musa
Exhibit: Volkswagen Golf Vehicle
Reg. No: SRZ 382 XA
*Suspect: Sahabi Abubakar
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: AE 482 BDG
*Suspects: Mohammadu Haruna; Saidu Magaji
Exhibit Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: DAL 253 ZX
*Lawal Sani
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: MGB 344 XA
*Aminu Bello
Exhibit Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: BNJ 231 XA
*Lawal Usman
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: BRK 700 AY
*Muktar Musa
Exhibit: Volkswagen Sharon Vehicle
Reg. No: BRK 594 XA
All impounded vehicles were fully loaded with non-essential commodities, he said.
Against this backdrop, the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Sani Kaoje, had since directed immediate prosecution of the violators, and equally called on the general public to remain law abiding at all times, citing that all measures emplaced are for the greater safety of lives.