Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Adamu Maikudi, for stealing 23 cows in Golombi village, Shongom Local Government Area of the state.
Maikudi, a resident of Mai Rana village in Billiri Local Government Area, was apprehended by the police for the theft, while two other suspects involved in the act remain at large.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mahid Muazu Abubakar, Maikudi sold the 23 cows belonging to Anchau Maishanu.
Mahid stated that Maishanu had reported at the Pero Chonge Divisional Police headquarters that Maikudi and two others conspired to steal his cows from Golombi village and sold them.
“Maishanu reported at Pero Chonge Divisional Police headquarters that three suspects, including Maikudi, conspired among themselves and stole his 23 cows from Golombi village and sold them.
“The case was reported and an investigation was carried out where Maikudi was arrested and all the exhibits were recovered,” Mahid stated.