Vigilante group arrests bandits’ informer in Zamfara
By Our Reporter
A vigilante group in Zamfara state has apprehended one Hamisu Abdullahi for helping bandits to coordinate attacks.
Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Tuesday, May 14, via his X handle.
He wrote: “The vigilant group in Zamfara state otherwise known as Askarawa has apprehended an informer, Hamisu Abdullahi, who helped bandits to coordinate attacks.
“It was gathered that he was arrested on May 13, 2024, in KABRAWA under the FARFARU emirate, MARU LGA and handed over to security.
“Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that Hamisu’s ‘spying activities and that of his accomplices were responsible for the attacks on troops and towns in Maru and other LGA in Zamfara state.
“’On interrogation, he confessed to having revealed troops’ movements and position to his bandits’ collaborators.
“Investigation is however ongoing to unravel the network of local informants whose nefarious activities have endangered troops on clearance operations in Zamfara state.”
Source: X | ZagazOlaMakama | The Nation online