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.
“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.
“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.
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.