Police intercept stolen vehicle, arrest suspect in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has intercepted a stolen conveyance astatine Takai Local Government Area and arrested a fishy successful a swift intelligence-led operation.

The incidental was contained successful a connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on Friday.

According to the statement, the Command received a distress telephone connected May 12, 2026, astatine astir 4:54pm done its exigency line, reporting that a metallic Pontiac Vibe with registration fig KMC 928 LK was stolen successful Kaduna State and was heading towards Kano.

Acting connected the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, constabulary operatives were instantly mobilised to borderline communities to artifact the suspected question of the vehicle.

The connection said the Divisional Police Officer successful Takai acceptable up a roadblock wherever the conveyance was yet intercepted and the fishy arrested.

“The suspect, Christian Ikwumesi ‘m’, 38 years old, of Benin, Edo State, was arrested connected the spot and the conveyance recovered,” the connection said.

Preliminary probe reportedly confir...