Police arrest 248 suspects, recover 232 cutlasses, 374 knives in Kano

The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested 248 suspects linked to various crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking and violent public disturbances within one month. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano. Bakori said the suspects include […]

The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested 248 suspects linked to various crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking and violent public disturbances within one month.

The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano.

Bakori said the suspects include 18 armed robbery suspects, five suspected kidnappers, 32 suspected drug dealers, 12 suspected motor vehicle thieves, 11 tricycle thieves, six motorcycle thieves and 15 suspected thieves.

He added that 149 suspects were also arrested for violent public disturbances in different parts of the state during the period under review.

Kano had witnessed violent clashes involving suspected thugs in recent weeks, resulting in the death of a police officer.

The police command said it recovered several dangerous weapons and items, including one pistol, four locally made revolver guns, one locally made revolver pistol, a Dane gun and five cartridges.

“Other recovered items included 232 cutlasses, 374 knives, 13 axes, 58 scissors, two bows, 23 arrows and 37 clubs popularly known as ‘Gora’,” Bakori said.

He further disclosed that operatives recovered 923 parcels and 631 wraps of suspected cannabis sativa, four cartons of suspected rubber solution, suspected Exol and Diazepam tablets, as well as seven motor vehicles, five tricycles and eight motorcycles.

The commissioner said Kano remained relatively peaceful despite security concerns in areas such as Fagge, IBB Road, Hotoro and parts of the Kano-Katsina border communities.

He said the command, in collaboration with other security agencies under the Joint Task Force, had strengthened deployments, intensified intelligence-led operations and increased visibility policing to tackle emerging threats.

Bakori also announced the deployment of additional personnel and logistics to border local government areas to prevent infiltration by criminal elements and improve rapid response capabilities.

He added that the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit had become fully operational, boosting the command’s response to armed robbery, kidnapping, carjacking and other violent crimes.

The police commissioner urged residents to continue supporting security agencies with credible information, assuring that all reports would be treated confidentially.