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Robbers storm Gov Saminu
sister’s house
From ISMA’ILA MUHAMMAD, Dutse
A GANG of armed robbers stormed the house of the sister of the Jigawa state
governor, Hajiya Hadiza Saminu Turaki who is also the wife of the executive
chairman, Kazaure local council, Alhaji Rabi’u Musa and carted away about N8
million.
A reliable source informed Weekend Triumph that the robbers who were said to
be 13 in number, arrived the house of the helpless woman in the early hours
of yesterday through a neighbouring uncompleted house into her residence.
An eye witness who was in the house when the night marauders got in told
newsmen that they arrived around 2:45 am when he was asleep and was told
that they had some visitors.
“When I woke up, I saw all windows of the house opened and saw some people
standing on the windows who told me that they were sent from Abuja to kill
the chairman and collect money, and I told them we don’t have money”, the
eye witness stressed.
The eyewitness then told the wife of the chairman that they insisted they
want money when she told them they had only N500,000.
When contacted the area commander in charge of Kazaure emirate, ACP Alhaji
Isa Hali Jega, confirmed the incident, saying the police have arrested nine
out of the 13 suspects and are now helping the police in their
investigation.
He told newsmen that they have discovered the sum of N24,000, the sum of
N600,000, 500 Singaporean Dollars and 50 Saudi Riyals from the robbers.
One of the senior police officers at Kazaure police station told newsmen
that he got the information through GSM telephone around 3:00 am and took
prompt action where he deployed armed men and officers to block Daura road
while others were asked to block Gado forest along Kano road.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
25 2006