The police command in Kebbi has arrested seven suspects linked to the killing of three Federal Road Safety Corps officers in the Bagudo council area of the state.

This was disclosed on Monday in a statement by the police spokesman, Bashir Usman, who noted that the suspects were arrested during intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks in the Soda Forest axis.

“Acting on credible intelligence, mobile police operatives along the Illo–Lolo Road intercepted three suspects travelling on a Haojue motorcycle from the Soda Forest area towards border communities,” he said.

Mr Usman added that preliminary investigations indicated the suspects were on a mission to procure food supplies for criminal elements operating in forest hideouts. 

The suspects are Muhammadu Bande, Aliyu Abubakar, and Muhammadu Aliyu.

Along the Bakin Ruwa–Ka’oje axis, security operatives arrested four more suspects, including Haruna Abubakar, Abubakar Lawali, Anme Shehu, and Yahaya Shehu, who were operating in the area.

“The suspects are currently in police custody while investigations continue to unravel the full scope of their activities and establish their possible involvement in recent security breaches within the area, particularly the attack that resulted in the killing of three Federal Road Safety Corps operatives,” he said.