These coal sellers can't be trusted!
A charcoal vendor, recognized as Markus Bala, has been arrested by troopers for allegedly delivering meals, medication, Indian hemp, cartons of cigarettes and wine to the bandits at their hideouts in Bishini in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State .
A neighborhood chief within the space who most well-liked anonymity for safety causes confirmed the arrest to our reporter on cellphone on Monday.
He mentioned the suspect was arrested on Saturday by troopers stationed at Bishini junction after receiving intelligence info.
He mentioned the suspect who employed a pick-up van to hold charcoal to a forest within the space, was pinned down subsequent to the driving force.
In accordance with him, the suspect, who produces coal close to a camp of bandits within the space, all the time travels for them.
He mentioned: “You recognize the troopers already had intelligence concerning the man who produces coal round Bishini forest who all the time buys issues like meals, Indian hemp and medicines from the bandits, particularly each when he goes with a pickup to load the coal within the forest.
Recall {that a} neighborhood chief within the space just lately disclosed that 75 p.c of charcoal producers had been informers of bandits they usually even made warrants for them as a situation earlier than being allowed to provide charcoal within the forest within the space.
The spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, ASP Hassan Mansur, couldn’t be reached for a response to the arrest.
Coal seller arrested whereas bringing hemp, cigarettes to bandits
