KATSINA: Former LG chairman arrested, jailed for allegedly aiding, abetting banditry

A FORMER caretaker chairman for Jibia Local Government Area has been arrested over alleged ties with bandits terrorising the state.

The Katsina police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, confirmed the arrest of the former chairman.

According to Isah, Mota was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the state and had already been charged to court.

Although the police spokesman did not disclose when Mota was arrested and arraigned, other sources said he was arraigned before a senior magistrate court on Friday.

Mota was said to have been remanded in a Katsina correctional centre for the the police to complete their investigation on his case.

The Ministry of Justice is also expected to issue legal advice on his case.

It was further learnt that Mota could have been arrested and arraigned over a leaked audio interview he allegedly heard with some bandits over last December abduction of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara.

Although the students were later freed by their abductors, controversy trailed circumstances surrounded their freedom.