Kano police arrest armed robbery suspects, recover arms, stolen livestock

The Kano State Police Command has announced the apprehension of 9 suspects successful abstracted operations involving amerciable firearms, equipped robbery and livestock theft crossed the state.

According to a connection signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the operations were carried retired connected August 13, 2026, pursuing credible quality and accusation from members of the public.

The Command said operatives of the Dorayi Babba Division, acting connected accusation from a subordinate of the public, intercepted a suspicious parcel astatine Rijiyar Zaki Motor Park astatine astir 2:30 p.m. A Tokarev pistol loaded with 48 rounds of 7.62mm unrecorded ammunition was recovered.

The fishy reportedly confessed to purchasing the firearm and ammunition from different authorities and transporting them to different idiosyncratic successful a antithetic state. Police said probe was ongoing to hint and apprehension different suspected accomplices successful the amerciable arms proviso chain.

In Rogo Local Government Area, operatives of the Rogo Police Division arrested 5 suspected equipped robbers astatine Jajaye Village. The suspects w...