Police in Kano arrest 338 suspected criminals
The Kano state Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested 338 suspected criminals in its bid to rid the state of all forms of crimes.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abdullahi Haruna, made the disclosure while parading the suspects in Kano.
He said that the suspects were arrested starting from January 16, through the operations ‘Puff Adder’ robust community policing engagements, community problem solving approach, evidence based and intelligence-driven investigation.
“36 suspected armed robbers were arrested, while 12 kidnapping suspects and 205 thugs were arrested.
“Others are five house breaking suspects, three suspects giving false information to the police and six suspected drug dealers,” the police spokesman said.
According to him, operatives of ‘Operation Puff Adder’ attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested one Sa’idu Amin (30) and Usman Ya’u (24) for alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, impersonation and car snatching.
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On February15, one Mubarak Abdulkadir (20) and Anas Abdulkadir (24), all of Rijiyar Lemo Quarters Kano were arrested for alleged armed robbery and confessed to have attacked a security guard and carted away solar batteries and panels.
Haruna said on February 29, men of ‘Operation Puff Adder,’ while on intelligence-led patrol at Farawa Quarters, Kano, arrested three suspects and intercepted a truck with registration number KBK 798 XB allegedly offloading some suspected cannabis into a Golf 3 vehicle and a tricycle.
He also noted that earlier on February 6, the command arrested one Nuhu Abdulsalam (38) from Adamawa state for allegedly being in possession of one Opel vehicle with registration number BWR 20 AT, blue in colour.
He noted that during raids on criminal hide-outs, 205 suspected thugs were arrested, 156 were charged to court while 49 are under investigation.
