Kano police nab four suspects over alleged vehicle theft, recover stolen cars

The Kano State constabulary bid has arrested 4 suspects and recovered 4 stolen vehicles successful abstracted operations aimed astatine tackling car theft successful the state.

In a connection issued connected Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the arrests and recoveries followed intelligence-led operations carried retired by the command’s Anti-Car Theft Unit.

According to him, the breakthrough reflects the command’s efforts to fortify investigations and amended information successful enactment with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu.

“The occurrence is portion of our continued committedness to intelligence-led and technology-driven operations aimed astatine combating transgression successful Kano State,” the connection said.

Kiyawa added that the operations were besides successful enactment with the strategy of the Commissioner of Police successful the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, to fortify information and support residents.

The constabulary said the archetypal apprehension was made connected March 7, 2026, erstwhile operatives intercepted a acheronian bluish Hyundai Elantra astatine the Naibawa Flyover Bridge successful Kano.

Two suspects identified arsenic Ibrahim Muhd, 29, from Minna successful Niger State, and Ahmed Sani, 32, from Abuja, were arrested portion driving the vehicle.