The Kebbi State Police Command has rejected a ₦1.6 million bribe offered by bandit group, Lukarawa, to compromise its prosecution of suspected members of the group.
The bribe was offered to the Command’s lead investigator, at the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department, in Birnin-Kebbi.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar, assured the commitment of the Kebbi Police to investigate and prosecute the suspects.
It read, “On January 13, 2025, at about 1800hrs, one Umaru Garba ‘m’ aged 53yrs of Dangandu village, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Mamman ‘m’ aged 51yrs of Maimaichi village, all of Arewa LGA, and Usman Muhammadu ‘m’ aged 50yrs of Bakaramba village in Argungu LGA, conspired and offered the sum of One Million and Sixty Thousand Naira ( ₦1, 060, 000) bribe to the Command’s lead Investigator, at the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department, State Headquarters, Gwadangaji, Birnin Kebbi.