KATSINA, Nigeria — A 17-year-old senior secondary student (name withheld) was arrested in Katsina State for allegedly killing a man after snatching the victim’s phone.
The boy was among the 74 suspects paraded on Monday, May 8, 2023, at the headquarters of the Katsina State Police Command, which included another high-profile suspect: a 20-year-old serial rapist, Buhari Dahiru.
Police say that Ibrahim, of Kofar Sauri quarters, Katsina, was arrested on April 21, 2023, after luring a phone dealer to the Modoji area of the town, where he reportedly attacked and stabbed the victim in the neck.
In an interview with journalists, the teenager claimed that he killed the man in self-defense, stating, “I killed him when he wanted to kill me and wounded me in the hand,” in the Hausa language.
Another suspect paraded by the police was Buhari Dahiru of Central quarters, Sabon Garin, Daura, described as a serial rapist.
Dahiru was arrested after breaking into the house of Murtala Abdullahi in Daura, attacking his pregnant wife with a knife, and attempting to rape her.
Prior to his arrest, Dahiru had reportedly attacked, robbed, and raped two housewives, also in Daura. During an interview with journalists, Dahiru did not deny the allegations against him.
The 74 suspects paraded on Monday, May 8, 2023, were arrested for various offenses, including being informants to bandits, dealing in hard drugs, phone snatching, and prostitution. CSP Gambo Isah, the command’s spokesman, said that the suspects were apprehended during recent police raids of black spots in different parts of the state.
Isah detailed the extensive raids conducted by the police, saying, “The command has carried out raids in several locations within the Katsina metropolitan area, which include Sabuwar Unguwar; Gadar Nayali, Modoji, Tundun Yanlihidda’Kwabren Dorawa, Janbango, Abbatuwa, Filin Canada, Lambun Dan Lawai, Kofar Marusa, Tsalawa, Chake and Tunas (Ingawa Local Government Area), among others, and succeeded in arresting 74 suspects.”
