POLICE ARREST FORMER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN OVER KANKARA BOYS ABDUCTION IN KATSINA
The Katsina State police command has arrested Haruna Musa Mota, a former caretaker chairman for Jibia Local Government Area of the state, over his alleged involvement in the abduction of 344 Kankara students.
Eons Intelligence gathered that Mota could have been arrested over a leaked audio interview he allegedly had with some bandits over last December abduction of 344 boys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara who were rescued after spending 6 nights in captivity.
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Gambo Isah, Katsina police spokesperson, who confirmed the arrest, said that Mota was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the state.
Isah said the embattled former chairman has been remanded in a Katsina correctional centre pending the time the police would complete investigation on his case and when the state Ministry of Justice would issue legal advice on his case.
Although the police spokesman did not disclose when Mota was arrested and arraigned, other sources said he was arraigned before a senior magistrate court on Friday.
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