Kaduna arrests 98 notorious street gang members

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Kaduna arrests 98 notorious street gang members

The Kaduna State Government says it has apprehended 98 notorious members of a violent gang otherwise known as “Sara-Suka” in the metropolis, saying that 19 of them have been charged to court, while 61 were under investigation.

The criminals had been attacking citizens and snatching their mobile phones and other belongings, a situation which resulted in the loss of several lives and severe injuries inflicted on innocent citizens across the state.

The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this on Saturday, said the state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, had received progress reports from the state police command.

The report, according to the commissioner was accompanied by pictorial evidence, a total of 98 suspects were arrested between the 26th and 28th of April, 2023, of which 19 have been charged to court, while 61 are still under investigation at various Divisions within the Kaduna Metropolis.

He added that 18 of those arrested had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation ahead of the prosecution.

He noted that the report further revealed that several exhibits were recovered from the suspects, which included snatched mobile phones, sharp knives, sharp scissors, cudgels, dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, assorted hard drugs and accessories to aid their consumption, masters keys and other valuables.