Kano police crack tricycle theft syndicate, seize eight vehicles

The Kano State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected members of a tricycle theft syndicate and recovered 8 stolen tricycles successful the state.

The bid disclosed that the breakthrough followed an intelligence-led cognition carried retired connected March 26, 2026, by officers attached to the Kwakwachi Police Division on Airport Road successful Kano.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the operatives intercepted 1 Abubakar Sidi, a nonmigratory of Kunkumi Village successful Kaduna State, portion riding a tricycle.

The fishy reportedly failed to springiness a satisfactory relationship of ownership, prompting his transportation to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) connected the directive of the Commissioner of Police for further investigation.

“Discreet probe revealed that the fishy had deceived the proprietor of the tricycle astatine Emir Palace Road and conspired with different members of his syndicate to rob the vehicle,” the connection said.

Further probe led to the apprehension of 2 accomplices, identified arsenic Abba Babura and Babangida Haruna.

Police said 7 further tricycles allegedly stolen by the syndicate and sold successful Babura country of Jigawa State were recovered.

The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the officers progressive successful the cognition and reiterated the command’s committedness to tackling transgression a...