The Police in Niger State said it had recovered 231 cows and 34 sheep from cattle rustlers in the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Amore, made this known when he paraded the suspected cattle thieves to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday.

He said the arrest was made possible through the active collaboration of members of the public that gave useful information to the police.

Amore said some of the suspects were arrested on Saturday in Edozghigi village in Gbako Local Government Area of the state with 104 cows and seven sheep.

He added that the suspects, who could not account for the cattle in their possession, included Shehu Mohammed, Abubakar Hassan, Umar Mohammed, Mohammed Bello and Mohammed Umar from Bena village in Kebbi state.

The police boss stated that another suspected rustler, Haruna Yunusa, was arrested at Kagara in possession of 33 cows, adding that another set of 94 cows and 27 sheep had been recovered.

"We are happy that we are closing in on these cattle rustlers.

"The sad aspect of it is that these rustlers will not only steal the animals alone but injure and sometime kill the owners", he said.

(NAN)