Police arrest 122 suspected criminals in Kano
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, told journalists in Kano that suspects were apprehended between June 7 and Friday in raids of criminal hideouts and black spots across the state.
He said three persons suspected to have kidnapped a bride and her two friends but were later rescued by the police, were nabbed at Falgore forest.The commissioner also said on June 13, seven imposters were arrested for criminally conspiring and parading themselves as National Guard personnel attached to Kano unit.
Similarly, he said that 82 hoodlums popularly known as ‘Yan daba’, including two ATM scammers, were apprehended during the raids. He listed other items recovered as 20 other dangerous weapons and breaking implements, nine cartons of expired Bio-Vein Injection used for insemination and hallucination.
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