Kano Police arrest notorious armed robber, recover rifles, live ammunition
August 7, 2024
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robber and recovered two AK-47 rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition. The sum of Four Million, Nine Hundred and Eight-Six Thousand Naira (N4,986,000.00) was also recovered.
On 05/08/2024 at about 02:00am, a resident of Yandadi Village, Kunchi LGA, Kano State reported that armed robbers stormed his residence, attacked him, and robbed him of Fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000.00).
In a statement by the PPRO of the State, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, despite the management of the ongoing Nationwide Protest, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, directed a team of detectives to conduct intelligence-led patrols to arrest the culprits and recover their operational weapons.
On the same date at about 06:00am, the team arrested the principal suspect, Hassan Iliya, 35 years old, of Alhazawa Village, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, while attempting to escape on a motorcycle.
The Commissioner of Police however urged the public to remain patriotic, avoid acts capable of instigating violence, and remain vigilant.