According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, a Senior Secondary School 1 pupil of the Federal Government College, Anka has been arrested by The Zamfara State Police for allegedly parading himself as a bandit leader to defraud the college’s principal out of N3m.
It has been gathered that the suspect, Tukur Bashir, reportedly called the principal on the phone, telling her that he was a bandits’ leader.
He demanded that the principal pay N3m; otherwise, he and his gang members would come to the school and kidnap pupils.
The principal had alerted the police who investigated the case and had arrested Tukur Bashir.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Husaini Rabiu, disclosed this on Friday, adding that Bashir had been arrested.
He said, “On July 1, 2021, the principal of Federal Government College, Anka, reported to the DPO (Divisional Police Officer), Anka division that an unknown person called her and demanded the sum of N3m or would storm the school and attack the students.
“On receipt of the complaint, police swung into action and arrested one Tukur Bashir in the Bakura Local Government Area of the state. On interrogation, the suspect was found to be an SS1 student of the school.
“Investigations are still going on to arrest the other gang members, the CP added.
