By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab.
The Lokoja Up-Garrage Command of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria has successfully apprehended two individuals suspected of goat theft in Lokoja.
According to the Vigilante Group Commander, Danjuma Ibrahim, they were arrested on Tuesday night.
The suspects, identified as Nda Joseph, aged 23, and Ahmed Yunusa, aged 35, both residents of Adankolo and Hangwan Kura areas of Lokoja respectively, were intercepted by Vigilante Group of Nigeria operatives attached to Hangwan Kura in collaboration with community members.
According to the Commander, the suspected thieves specialized in stealing goats in Adankolo community of Lokoja LGA.
Ibrahim said that on October 29, at about 0430hrs, a surveillance team and vigilante members, while on visibility patrol at Hangwan Kura arrested the thieves.
He said when they sighted the patrol team, the other fleeing suspect ran away while we arrested these two.
“The other suspect who is at large ran to an unknown destination, but we will trail him and arrest him,” Ibrahim said.
He said that the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation.
Ibrahim reiterated the command’s commitment to rid the local government area of all forms of criminality while he appealed for timely and useful information for proactive measures to nip crimes in the bud.
