by Adeola Balogun

Police officers in Katsina have arrested a gang of robbers in the state with one of the suspects said to be a 12-year-old boy.

The members of the gang were apprehended by the security officers following a tip off from a vigilant indigenes.

News of the arrest was disclosed by the spokesperson of the state police command.

The Nation reports:

Police spokesman Aminu Sadiq said some good Samaritans in Tudun Matawalle quarters gave us a lead.

“We mobilised our men to the scene; arrested the suspects, including a 12-year-old boy and recovered two knives, four hacksaws, one axe, one local pistol and one toy gun as well as a laptop computer.”