Zamfara killings: We’ve arrested three suspects, say police

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Birane village in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state.

The suspects are : Halilu Garba, 45, alias Mabushi, Zubairu Marafa, 45, alias Wakili and Nafi’u Badamasi, 40, alias Zakiru.

Suspected bandits, suspected to be cattle rustlers, had on February 14 killed some persons in Birane, a village in Zurmi local government area.

Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (I-G), had deployed additional three units of police mobile force ( PMF) to the area.

In a statement, Jimoh Moshood, force spokesman, said the suspects, who are now in custody, were assisting the police in their investigation.

Moshood said all suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

A joint investigation team, headed by the assistant inspector-general of police in charge of intelligence at the force headquarters, was also dispatched to the state to fish out the perpetrators.