The police in Katsina State have arrested the former caretaker Chairman of Jibia local government area, Haruna Musa Mota over alleged ties with bandits.
Katsina state Police spokesman, DSP Gambo Isah, confirmed the arrest of the politician and he has been equally alleged as one of the perpetrators in the recent Kankara students abduction.
Recall that an audio recording surfaced recently where Mota was heard discussing with a commander of a banditry group, Awulu, over last December abduction of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara.
The former LGA chairman told the bandits commander that Governor Aminu Masari claimed he paid the group N800 million to secure the freedom of the students.
But Awulu immediately interrupted and said, “You said what? N800m? How many millions again? Who said that? So, they paid N30 million and claimed N800m, now they have stopped cattle rearing.”
Speaking further, Mota said, “I will send you the speech and I will advise you speak out so citizens will know you did what you did for peace and what they paid you was N30 million.
“This is not fair at all, they call us thieves while they are the real thieves. We want peace but this governor has no integrity.”
Mato was charged to court and was arraigned on Friday, February 5, before a senior magistrate court.
He has been remanded in a Katsina correctional centre pending the completion of the investigation on his case.