Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC , has arrested a 40 year old Man Ruwa Mojuba for allegedly rustling Cows worth 2.5million Naira.
In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Command ,Babawale Afolabi said the Corps had concluded it’s investigations on the allegations of cattle rustling and breach of contract levelled against the suspect.
According to him in September 2021, one Umar Abubakar of Budo Alhaji Village in Oyo State employed the service of the suspect, Ruwa Mojuba to tend his herd of cattle for him.
He said in the agreement the suspect was to tend the cattles for seven months on a monthly salary of N10,000 naira.
Afolabi explained that the suspect reared the cattle for only one month , noting that he ran away with 17 of the rustled cows and relocated to Kura village in Kaima local government area of Kwara State.
He said investigations revealed that the suspect had sold three of the stolen cows valued at 600 hundred thousand naira while the remaining 14 cows were recovered from him.
Afolabi maintained that the suspect would be charged to court next week.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU