The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 35 suspects over various crimes, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, car theft, and others.
The spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said this on Monday, while speaking on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Salman Garba Dogo, at the State Police Command Headquarters in Bompai, Kano.
In a press statement, Haruna stressed that the command recorded remarkable successes in its unrelenting efforts to combat crime, noting that it arrested no fewer than 19 suspects including recoveries in the past month.
Furthermore, he stated via the statement that the command arrested a total of 35 suspects in connection with various crimes and offences, including armed robbery, kidnapping, theft, drug peddling and fraud.
“The recovered items include dangerous weapons, stolen vehicles, solar batteries, mobile phones, and counterfeit currency.”
While providing further details, the PPRO stated: “The arrest of five suspected armed robbers on August 12 is connected to a robbery incident at the Hotoro Quarters, Kano, with a motor vehicle and a locally-made gun recovered.”
Others, he said, included, “The arrest of two suspected kidnappers on July 18, and the rescue of two kidnapped victims in a dense forest in Gubuchi Village, Makari LGA, Kaduna State.”
He continued, “The arrest of five suspected thieves on August 27 led to the recovery of five solar batteries in Warawa LGA, Kano.”
The PPRO added that the arrest of the two mobile phone-armed robbers on August 26 resulted in the recovery of a sharp knife and a stolen mobile phone in Dorayi Quarters, Kano.
“The arrest of three suspected drug dealers on August 26 led to the recovery of 98 pieces of Exol tablets, a bunch of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in the Yan-tagwage Quarters, Kano.”
However, the command commended the unwavering support and assistance received from the state governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, adding that the gesture had significantly boosted its morale.
