The Northern Regional Police Service has announced that one of the suspects involved in the shooting of the 8 Fulani Herdsmen in Zakoli in the Northern Region has been arrested.
Giving an update on the incident, the Regional Police Service indicated that the suspect is identify as one Danko Delabra, who is a member of the gang who carried out the act. According to the release, the search by the Police Service will continue till the perpetrators of this crime are brought to book.
“The Northern Regional Police Command, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested Danko Delabra for his alleged involvement in an attack on a Fulani settlement within the Yendi municipality of the Northern Region. The suspect is alleged to have been among a gang of armed men who stormed a Fulani settlement on April 13, 2022, murdered (8) of the inhabitants, injured 5 others, took away some livestock and set the settlement ablaze.”
Northern Regional Police Service
The Police Service stated that the suspect, Danko Delabra was arraigned at the Yendi Circuit court and has been remanded. It noted that the suspect will later be made to reappear in court on May 5, 2022 to determine the next course of action.
Despite the success in bringing the first culprit to book, the Police noted that the rest of the culprits are still being pursued for the murder of these Fulani herdsmen by the Police in the Northern Region. The Regional Police Command further assured the public especially the residents of Zakoli that it will not relent in its efforts in fighting crime and keeping the communities safe.
“A joint team of intelligence and operations officers from the National and Regional Police Headquarters has been deployed to pursue and arrest the remaining culprits and bring them to face justice.”
Northern Regional Police Service
Killing of 8 Fulani herdsmen
Eight Fulani Herdsmen were killed by unknown gunmen at Zakoli, a community near Yendi in the Northern Region on April 13, 2022. According to reports, about two communities inhabited by Fulanis were burnt down completely as some motorbikes belonging to them were as well stolen.
Even though the cause of the attack still remains unknown, some people believe it is a retaliation of an earlier attack, in which a young man was attacked at Zagbang on the Yendi-Zabzugu road, leading to his death. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Bernard Baba Ananga, who confirmed the incident stated that aside the persons who were killed, some were left injured. He indicated that Police were as a result deployed to the community to protect lives and properties.
Supritendent Ananga at the time called on the public to volunteer information to assist the Police to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime. Reports stated that the residents who were left in a state of shock called for full protection and called on the Northern Regional Police Command, as a matter of urgency, to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted for killing innocent people and as a result, their request has been heeded to.
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