The Kano State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a number of notorious armed robbery suspects and intercepted illicit drugs and intoxicants worth N42,950,000.
Spokesman for the command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, highlighting the command’s significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat crime and ensure the safety and security of lives and property across the state.
According to him, the Command’s operatives following a commendable operation, successfully arrested notorious armed robbery suspects, Nura Sani, aged 20 and Ibrahim Lawan, 35.
The suspects were said to have masterminded a daring robbery incident on 14th September 2025 at Tokarawa Quarters, where they stormed a residence, armed with dangerous weapons, and made away with a Mercedes Benz GLK valued at N26.5m along with phones and other valuables.
In a related operation, the Command’s operatives in Jalli Village, Dawakin Tofa LGA recovered 540 packets of suspected Pregabalin capsules valued at Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N40,500,000).
Additionally, on 30th September 2025, at about 11:15 AM, a surveillance team intercepted two suspects, Alhaji Isyaku Babayo and Mohd Ahmed at the Trailer Park in Dangauro. The suspects were found in possession of 7 bags of suspected liquid intoxicant, commonly known as “Akuskura.”
Each bag contained 350 bottles, totaling 2,450 bottles, with an estimated value of Two Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦2,450,000).
Kiyawa further disclosed that the Command has handed over the recovered cases, including suspects and over N120,000,000 worth of suspected Tramadol, Pregabalin, and Cannabis Sativa to the NDLEA, Kano Command, for further investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Ibrahim Bakori, commended the bravery and professionalism of the officers involved in the operations, adding that efforts are ongoing to trace and arrest other suspects at large and recover all stolen items.
