The Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), has foiled a cattle rustling operation in Dutsinma Local Government Area, recovering 76 rustled animals and arresting two suspected armed bandits in a separate security operation.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued by DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Police Public Relations Officer, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police on Wednesday in Katsina.
According to the statement, the operation followed a distress call received at the Dutsinma Police Division on July 24, 2026, at about 8:05 p.m., reporting that heavily armed bandits had invaded Yarmaje and Alasawa villages and rustled several livestock.
The Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised a joint team comprising operatives of the Violence Response Unit (VCRU), military personnel and members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps to the affected communities.
The statement said the security team
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