Adamawa Police arrest five hunters for torturing teenager

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Five nonrecreational hunters are presently cooling their heels successful the custody of the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly torturing a 14-year-old teenager.

The hunters, according to statements issued connected Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Suleiman Nguroje, were arrested connected 5/6/2024 for the unlawful apprehension and torture of a 14-year-old teenager.

The hunters were said to person descended connected the teenager, whom they accused of stealing N20,000 successful the Maiha Local Government Council country of the state.

Condemning the hunters’ actions, the Commissioner of Police, successful the statement, warned members of the nationalist to urgently desist from taking the instrumentality into their ain hands.

The hunters, who astatine the clip of filing this study are presently nether investigation, volition beryllium arraigned earlier the tribunal arsenic soon arsenic the probe is completed, the constabulary commissioner said.

In a related development, the bid has arrested 2 cause dealers who, according to the police, woody successful some hard drugs and Indian hemp.

The duo, identified arsenic Bilyaminu Yarima, aged 25, and Halilu Saidu, aged 38, some hailed from Yola South.

While Yarima was said to hail from Toungo Ward, Saidu, arsenic gathered by our correspondent, hailed from Anguwan Bako, some successful Yola South.

According to the PPRO, some suspects were nabbed astatine the Yola South market, wherever they were alleged to person been selling illicit materials.

Like the arrested hunters, Yerima and Saidu, the bid said, volition nary uncertainty beryllium compelled to look earlier the tribunal for their illicit activities.

The arrest, according to the command, demonstrated its committedness to clamping down connected those who provender disconnected illicit business, arsenic good arsenic those making beingness cumbersome for the bully radical of the state.

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