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The Yobe State Police Command has arrested multiple suspects across the state during separate operations targeting extortion, drug-related offenses, and theft.
The arrests were announced in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Adamu Aliyu, on behalf of Commissioner of Police Usman Kanfani Jibrin. According to the statement, the crackdowns were achieved through intelligence-led policing, joint operations conducted with sister security agencies, and continuous patrols aimed at disrupting criminal networks.
In one incident, a resident of Baimari, Goni Abdullahi, filed a report with the Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU) in Damaturu on August 16, stating that he had received threatening phone calls and was forced to pay N130,000.
Following an investigation, police operatives arrested 32-year-old Auwal Mall
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