Police arrest 35 suspects in Kano

The Kano State Police Command said its officers have arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last month.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the crimes include kidnapping, armed robbery, theft, drug dealing and fraud.

The PPRO confirmed the arrest on Monday while presenting the items recovered from the suspects at the command’s headquarters at Bompai, Kano.

He said the items included stolen vehicles, solar batteries, mobile phones and counterfeit currency.

“Some of the notable cases include the arrest of five suspected armed robbers on August 12, who were connected to a robbery incident at Hotoro Quarters, Kano. A motor vehicle and a locally made gun were recovered from them.

“On July 18, two suspected kidnappers were arrested, and two kidnapped victims were rescued in a deep forest in Gubuchi Village in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State,” he said.

The police spokesperson also said that five suspected thieves were arrested on August 27 in Warawa Local Government Area and five solar batteries were recovered from them.

“Two armed robbers were arrested on August 26, and a sharp knife and a stolen mobile phone were recovered in Dorayi Quarters, Kano.

“Other cases include the arrest of suspected fraudsters, motorcycle thieves, and armed robbers, as well as the recovery of stolen motor vehicles and counterfeit currency,” he said.

Kiyawa also said that the command had arrested three suspected drug dealers on August 26, and 98 pieces of Exol tablets and a block of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered in Yan-tagwage Quarters, Kano.