Mr Paul Odama vowed that any one arrested for a crime, be it electoral or otherwise, would be made to feel the weight of the law.
Mr Oyeyemi gave the suspects’ names as Oshole Fayemi, 60; Oseni Adesanya, 39; Ismaila Seidu, 30; Oseni Oluwasegun, 69; and Lawal Olaiya, 50.
The police said that they’ve arrested the 45-year-old owner of the dane gun for negligence.
A scrap dealer was stabbed to death by his colleagues over a cash dispute of N1,600 at Tarzan Junction.
The gun-wielding assailants invaded the home of a resident in Rafin Gora and attempted to kidnap his 28-year-old son.
The suspect said he was given the sum of N5,000 to deliver the rifle, and armed with a charm to avoid being spotted by the police.
The police commissioner appealed to parents and guardians to monitor their children and wards and prevent them from getting involved in any sort of criminal activities.
The suspects, alleged to also be cultists, were intercepted by police officers during a stop and search operation on Saturday.
The suspects, who claimed to be community vigilantes, had dispossessed the victim of her smartphone and forced her to transfer money to their account before releasing her.
The police command in Kebbi has confirmed that 18 people died when a truck conveying passengers and cows crashed at Malisa village, Gwandu local council.
