The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Katsina.
The police command in Ebonyi says it has dismantled a motorcycle-snatching syndicate operating within and outside the state and recovered 11 stolen motorcycles.
One of the miscreants attempted to attack a policeman with an axe and was shot in the leg and subdued,” Mr Abiodun said.
The prosecutor, Helen Ochai, alleged that the defendants committed the offence on January 5.
Mr Abiodun said the suspects were under investigation and would be prosecuted accordingly.
The commissioner said another area to be dualised is the Yandaki-Shinkafi to Kofar-Sauri road in the metropolis.
“I assure that soon we will pick them one after the other.’’
The Scorpion Squad has operational similarities with the defunct “Bakassi Boys” which rained terror on criminals and opponents in the early 2000s
