43-year-old Isah Ibrahim was arrested with 19x seed planter in Yobe

43-year-old Isah Ibrahim was arrested with 19x seed planter in Yobe

By: Yahaya Wakili

Troops of Forward Operations Base (FOB) Potiskum deployed along Potiskum-Gombe Road today have arrested one Mallam Isah Ibrahim, 43 years old, in possession of 19x seed planter machines.

Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni CON on security, Brigadier-General Dahiru Abdusalam has said.

He said the items that are suspected to have been issued for the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment program were concealed in a blue-colored 18-seater bus with registration No. KGT 449 YG.

Brig-Gen. Abdusalam revealed that the owner of the items had no letter of authority for the issue of the items to him or anyone else.

The suspect, who hails from Jigawa State, claimed that he bought the items from one Alhaji Babaji with the phone number 08032837370 in Damaturu at a rate of $50,000 each.

He said that he was conveying the items to resell in Dutse, Jigawa State. capital.

The suspect and recovered items are in the custody of FOB Potiskum and are to be handed over to the NSCDC for further action.

43-year-old Isah Ibrahim was arrested with 19x seed planter in Yobe