Two notorious kidnap kingpin in Sokoto state identified as Alhaji Koire and Alhaji Buba have reportedly been arrested by the officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in the state.
According to Leadership Newspaper, the terrorist leaders are known to have abducted innocent members of the public with over 300 men in their camps.
Sokoto state commandant of NSCDC, Muhammad Dada who paraded the two suspects at the weekend, disclosed that his operatives spent two days in the forest before they could effect the arrest.
According to him Alhaji Koire and Alhaji Buba have been terrorizing Silame, Binji, Gudu, Tureta and Dange/Shuni local government areas of the state for sometime.
He said the bandits also operates in Niger Republic. According to him, Alhaji Koire in particular have been using magical powers to escape arrest.
In a confessional statements, Alhaji Buba, said they have a leader in Niger Republic that usually supplies them with dangerous weapons and Ammunitions.