Police arrest 122 suspected criminals

Over 122 suspected criminals including armed robbers, kidnappers, car snatchers, thugs as well as dealers and users of hard drugs were arrested by the police in Kano in a renewed onslaught against crime and threats to internal security. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, who paraded the suspects and some of the exhibits recovered […]

Over 122 suspected criminals including armed robbers, kidnappers, car snatchers, thugs as well as dealers and users of hard drugs were arrested by the police in Kano in a renewed onslaught against crime and threats to internal security.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, who paraded the suspects and some of the exhibits recovered from them yesterday, told newsmen that the feat was recorded between June 7 and 21, 2019 during special raids of criminal hideouts and black spots across the state.

He said among the suspects were three persons who allegedly kidnapped a bride and her two friends at Falgore forest along Kano-Jos road.