Kano State Police Command has arrested 82 suspects in connection with various crimes committed in the state from November 1 to November 14.
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The suspects included kidnappers, armed robbers, thugs, phone snatchers and drug dealers.
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The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, while addressing newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Bompai, Kano, said the arrests were a result of a crime busting strategy adopted by the command.
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“The implementation of these strategies have yielded positive results as they led to the crackdown on criminal networks such as curtailing remnants of thuggery (Daba) activities within Kano Metropolis.
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“Other are dismantling of armed robbery syndicates along Jigawa-Kano and Bauchi-Kano borders and foiling kidnapping incidents along Kaduna-Kano and Katsina-Kano borders.
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”Items recovered from the criminals included one AK-47 rifle and three locally made guns, 13 cutlasses and 16 knives, among others,’’ he said.
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Speaking on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, Salman Dogo, the PPRO said the achievements demonstrated the commitment of the command to maintaining law and order.
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According to him, the command would continue to strengthen its multifaceted strategies that revolved around community policing, strategic communication in sensitizing the public on security matters.
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Others were intelligence-led policing as well as targeted clearance operations that had effectively dismantled criminal networks operating especially along border local government areas of the state.
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He commended Gov Abba Yusuf for donating 78 patrol vehicles to the command, which would significantly enhance its operational capacity and response time toward improved to people of the state.
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