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Kano Police arrest 82 persons for alleged kidnapping, theft and assault

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a total of 82 suspects on suspicion of various crimes committed in the state between November 1 and 14 this year.

Crimes allegedly committed by the suspects include kidnappingarmed robberies, violence, telephone theft and drug trafficking.

Revealing details of the arrest during a press conference at the command headquarters, Bompai, Kano, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the arrests were the result of a crime-fighting strategy adopted by the command.

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“The implementation of these strategies has yielded positive results as they have led to the crackdown on criminal networks such as curtailing Remnants of Violent Activities (Daba) within Kano Metropolis.

Others include dismantling armed robbery syndicates along Jigawa-Kano and Bauchi-Kano borders and foiling kidnapping incidents along Kaduna-Kano and Katsina-Kano borders.

“These operations conducted resulted in the arrest of a total of 82 suspects and the recovery of firearms, dangerous weapons, illegal drugs and stolen property.

“Items recovered from the criminals included an AK-47 rifle and three locally made weapons, 13 machetes and 16 knives.

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“Others include: three motorcycles, a tricycle, 50 bags of diazepam tablets, 42 bags of tramadol tablets, 24 packets, 175 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be hemp and 10 mobile phones,” he said.

Kiyawa, representing the state Commissioner of Police, Salman Dogo, expressed that the achievements are a reflection of the command’s commitment to maintaining law and order.

He emphasized that the command would persevere in strengthening its various strategies, including community policing and strategic communications aimed at raising public awareness on security issues.

In addition, he emphasized the importance of intelligence-led policing and targeted clearance operations that have successfully disrupted criminal networks, especially in local government border areas.

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He expressed gratitude to Governor Abba Yusuf for donating 78 patrol vehicles to the command, which will significantly strengthen its operational capabilities and response times, thereby improving service delivery to the citizens of the state.

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Just in: Tinubu exposes those behind deadly stampedes

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President Bola Tinubu has accused organisers for the deadly stampedes that occurred during the distribution of relief materials in three states.

Recall in the past week, chaotic scenes in Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja led to the deaths of over 60 people, including children, as crowds scrambled for food items.

During a Presidential Media Chat on Monday, Tinubu described the events as a critical failure in planning and execution.

Condolences to those who lost a family member, but it is good to give. I have been giving out food stuff, commodities, etc. in Bourdillon.

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“I am an organized person and that’s why I have been giving people food for the past 25 years and no incident has happened.

“Let this tragedy not affect us”, the Nigerian leader said.

The president also said he has no plans to reduce his cabinet or sack more ministers.

For the controversial tax reform bills, he said it has come to stay.

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He also revealed he has no regrets removing fuel subsidy.

He declared utmost confidence in his security chiefs saying over the past decades, wanton killings has reduced drastically.

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Tinubu To Hold Maiden Presidential Media Chat Tonight

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President Bola Tinubu will hold first presidential chat since assuming office on Monday night.

Accoding to a statement released by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the chat will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on the stations of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

All television and radio stations are requested to hook up to the broadcast.

“The first Presidential Media Chat with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Monday, December 23, on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.

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“All television and radio stations are requested to hook up to the broadcast,” the statement.

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‘Putin waiting to meet me as soon as possible’ to end Ukraine war – Trump

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The US President-elect took to the stage AmFest in Phoenix to talk about his contact with the Russian leader.

He told the crowd: “President Putin has said he want to meet with me as soon as possible.”

Trump went on to brand the war “horrible” and stated it needed to end. It is not known whether or not this meeting will take place in person. His comments at the event in the US come as Putin met with another world leader.

Putin held talks in the Kremlin today (December 22) with Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Fico arrived in Russia on a “working visit” and met with Putin one-on-one. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s RIA agency that the talks would focus on “the international situation” and Russian natural gas deliveries.

Visits and phone calls from European leaders to Putin have been rare since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, although Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban visited Russia in July. Orban’s visit drew condemnation from Kyiv and European leaders.Fico’s views on Russia’s war on Ukraine differ sharply from most other European leaders. The Slovakian PM returned to power last year after his leftist party Smer (Direction) won parliamentary elections on a pro-Russia and anti-American platform. Since then, he has ended his country’s military aid for Ukraine, hit out at EU sanctions on Russia, and vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO.

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