Police smash notorious family gang of kidnappers, armed robbers in Kano
The Kano State Command of the Police arrested the alleged armed robbery and kidnapping kingpin alongside his mother and elder brother, who were alleged to be conniving with him in their dastardly acts.
The kingpin, his mother and elder brother were paraded at the Kano State Police Headquarters in Bompai, over their alleged conspiracy in carrying out series of criminal activities bordering on armed robbery and kidnapping that took place in parts of Kano and neighboring states. Habu further disclosed that the police responded by dispatching a team of police officers with orders to crack the crime, explaining that armed with adequate information and routine surveillance, the police apprehended one Ibrahim Isiyaku, 35 years old, a.k.a Kawu, alongside his elder brother, Ahmadu Isiyaku, 45 years old, a.k.a Shiddi and their 60 years old mother named Aisha Isiyaku.
He said the police also recovered exhibits from Abdulkadir, consisting one locally-made double barrel gun and one live cartridge, adding that investigations into the activities of the criminal have been widened, explaining that the sibling of the victim of the robbery attack, Shehu Isah is also in police net.
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