In the state's Oro-Ago, Ifelodun local government area, a team of Kwara state police command officers and Miyetti Allah members have detained a group of four individuals who are accused of robbing traders of the earnings from their cows and other goods.
The accused, Bello Baneri, Umaru Shehu, Awalu Umaru, and Mamma Muhammad, all of the Fulani camp Oro-Ago, were reportedly detained for attacking Alhaji Yaya Ishaku while he was returning from the market and robbing him of N600,000.00, according to reliable sources.
Alhaji Yahaya Ishaku, a trusting man, is claimed to have paid one of the suspects to put his cows into the car on the crucial day so they could be sold in Kara market in Oro-Ago.
The suspect was said to have later informed the other three with whom they tracked Alhaji Yahaya Ishaku while returning from the market with the cow sales of N600,000.00 ,and attacked him by hitting him with bigs sticks on his head while on Motorcycle and dispossessed him of the amount.
The victim who later reported the incident at the police station was said to be unconscious as a result of the attack following which they dispossessed him of the amount.
Contacted , Spokesman of Kwara State police command, Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the development Wednesday morning.
He however said N400,000 00 was recovered from the suspects out of the N600,000.00 dispossessed the cow seller,Alh Yahaya Ishaku.
” In course of the investigation, the suspects confessed to the crime and the sum of #400,000: part of the stolen money was recovered, while efforts are in progress to recover the balance.”Okasanmi said.
He however advised employers of labour to always do a background -check on any helping hands they intend to employ to avoid incidents of the nature reported above.