Police arrest six over car theft, recover three stolen vehicles in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a car theft syndicate and recovered 3 stolen vehicles successful the state.

In a connection issued connected February 22, 2026, the bid said the arrests followed sustained efforts to combat conveyance theft done intelligence- and technology-driven operations, arsenic directed by Inspector General of Police Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.

According to the police, the Special Intervention Squad (SIS), acting nether the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, arrested a 35-year-old suspect, Aliyu Mamman, astatine Hotoro Ring Road successful Kano connected February 13, 2026.

“The suspect, who lives successful Gusau LGA of Zamfara State, confessed to stealing respective vehicles successful Kano, Kaduna and Katsina states,” the connection said.

The constabulary added that helium identified different members of the syndicate, including Abdulhamid Usman, Saliha Abdulhamid, Auwal Shuaibu, Sani Bala and Ahmad Mannir, each of whom person present been arrested.

“The suspects confessed to the crime, which led to the betterment of a Golf Wagon, Golf Opel and a Hijet (Kurkura) vehicle,” the constabulary said.

The Commissioner of Police commended the Special Intervention Squad fo...