17 Suspect Arrested Over Robbery In Kano

17 Suspect Arrested Over Robbery In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has reported the arrest of 12 suspects for alleged robbery and seven other for various crimes in the state.

This is reveal in a statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, in Kano said the suspects were arrested by men of the Operation Puff Adder under the command.

Haruna said that 12 robbery suspects (name withheld) were arrested at Sabon Gari, Sharada and Sauna areas of Kano metropolis.

He added that the suspects specialise in phone snatching and terrorising people in the affected areas.

He said the Police has recovered dangerous weapons from the suspects.

The Police, he said, also apprehended four drug dealers who were supplying narcotic substances to the gang.

The spokesman further stated that the command arrested a 19-year-old swindler for defrauding two businessmen, Auwalu Abdulmalik and Buhari Yusuf of N330,000.

“A team of detectives trailed the suspect to Kano, Abuja and Lagos before he was arrested at Kankia in Katsina State,’’ he said.

According to him, the command also arrested six fraudsters, who specialise in stealing money from their victims’ personal bank accounts.