25 year old man arrested for allegedly providing medical services to armed bandits in Katsina

A suspected fake health personnel who specialized in treating wounded bandits in Katsina forest has been arrested by the police.

The 25-year-old suspect, simply identified as Musa Shamsudin, who resides at Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was paraded along with other suspected criminals at the command headquarters on Tuesday, May 25.

The State Police Command spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said the fake medical personnel is suspected of always going into the forest to treat sick and wounded bandits.

Items found in the possession of the suspect, who is an indigene of Kogi state include different kinds of drugs.

SP Isah said “A fake medical personnel, Musa Shamsudin, (25-year-old), an indigene of Kogi state but residing at Kankara was suspected of always going into the forest to treat sick and wounded bandits.

“In the course of investigation, some quantities of drugs were recovered in his possession. He was alleged to have disappeared from Kankara on the day in which Kankara school boys were abducted by bandits and later resurfaced. Investigation is ongoing.”