The Kano State Police Command said on Saturday that it had arrested over 300 suspected criminals for various offences within the last two months in the state.
The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Lawal Abubakar disclosed this while parading the suspects at Bompai, the command headquarters on Saturday.
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He said 331 suspects were apprehended for committing offences ranging from Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Car Theft, Thuggery and Drug Abuse, among others.
The Command, according to the CP, had reviewed its anti-crime strategies and conducted discreet investigations on aliases.
CP Abubakar maintained that 51 suspects were arrested over Armed Robbery, 69 for Kidnapping, 12 fraudsters, 7 Human Traffickers, 18 for Motor Vehicles and Tricycles Thefts, 6 Drug Dealers and 168 Suspected Thugs (Yan daba).
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He said most of the arrested suspects were charged to court for prosecution.
He noted that the command also succeeded in recovering 27 Rifles, including 6 AK-47s, 4 Beretta Pistols, 1 English Pistol, 1 Double Barrel Gun, 1 Locally Made SMG and 6 locally Made Pistols
Others he said are 2 Locally Made Revolver Pistols, 6 Dane Guns, 24 Motor Vehicles,12 Tricycles, 2 Motorcycles and 94 Knives.
“Drugs recovered from various suspects, addicts, and, dealers are 306 Parcels and 263 Wraps of Dried leaves Suspected to be Indian Hemp, 2 Cartons of Suspected Tramadol Tablets and 1, 213 pieces of Exol Tablets.
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“The rest were 48 Pieces of Robber Solution, 30 Motor Vehicle Batteries, 9 Ceiling Fans, 1 Plasma TV, 1 Grinding Machine, 75 Mobile Phones, 1 Iron Cutter, Bunch of Master Keys and others,” he said.
He added that the command also rescued 11 Kidnapped Victims and 17 victims of Trafficking.
