By Ismail Auwal
The police in Katsina State has arrested a former Local Government caretaker chairman over alleged ties with bandits
The suspect, identified as Haruna Musa Mota, was an ex caretaker chairman of the Jibia Local Government Area of the state.
The Katsina police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, confirmed the arrest of the former chairman.
The spokesperson added that Mota was arrested for allegedly abetting and helping bandits operating in the state and had already been charged to court.
It could recalled that an audio recording had resurfaced recently where Mota was heard discussing with a commander of a banditry group, Awulu, over last December abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara.
