The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers accused of terrorising Falgore forest and surrounding communities in Doguwa Local Government Area of the state.
The police additionally recovered N600,000 in money, 9 cellphones, knives and sticks from the suspects.
The command’s spokesman, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a press release, figuring out the suspects as 35-year-old Sulaiman Alhaji Umaru of Damau Village in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and 22-year-old Abubakar Sale of Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.
He mentioned the suspects have been arrested on November 6.
According to Kiyawa, “Operatives of the Doguwa Division apprehended the suspects at Dogon Dutse, in Falgore forest at about 5 p.m., following credible intelligence.”
He additional disclosed that one of many suspects, Sulaiman, confessed to conspiring with seven different individuals to rob Adamu Sa’adu, a resident of Kubau, Kaduna State, of N1.35 million and different valuables across the Falgore forest axis.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, counseled the officers of the Doguwa Division for what he described as a profitable operation.
Bakori attributed the breakthrough to credible intelligence, immediate response and neighborhood cooperation.
He added that the operation aligned with the policing imaginative and prescient of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, which emphasises intelligence-led policing, neighborhood partnership, professionalism and respect for human rights.
The police commissioner mentioned efforts have been being intensified to apprehend different fleeing members of the suspected gang.
He added that investigations have been ongoing and that the suspects could be charged to court docket upon their conclusion.
Bakori urged residents to proceed supporting the police by offering credible data to reinforce safety in the state.
