The Kano State Police Command has apprehended 90 suspected criminals in Kano metropolis within the last one week.
Mr Ahmed Iliyasu the Commissioner of Police, who disclose the information while showing the suspects to newsmen at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano on Friday, said that the suspects were apprehended during the raids on criminal hideouts in parts of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. The command carried the raid in other to check the activities of the criminally minded people in the state.
Taccoding to the commissioner that the suspects were apprehended at Gano area, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area; Bachirawa quarters, Ungoggo Local Government Area and Emir’s Palace road in Kano Municipal Local Government, other areas where the suspects were arrested included Dala, Panshekara, Kwana Hudu and Dakata quarters, all in Kano metropolis. Exhibits recovered from the suspects included 64 knives, scissors, axe, iron cutter, charms, wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and suck-and-die liquid substances.
He further said, the police also arrested two suspects with 14 big sacks of Indian hemp valued at N5 million at Dala quarters in Kano. Accoding to him, suspects were nabbed on Wednesday, at 6 p.m. by a team of policemen attached to Dala Division following a tip-off.
Meanwhile, the Police while on patrol around Emir’s Palace on Sallah day arrested 25 suspects in connection with the death of one person and causing injuries to some others.
Iliyasu said that items recovered from the suspects were dangerous weapons like knives, cutlasses, sticks, charms, Gariyo and intoxicant drugs.
He said that all the suspects would be charged to court after investigation.
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