Kano police nab notorious armed robber, recover 2 guns, ammunitions, N4.9m

Kano police nab notorious armed robber, recover 2 guns, ammunitions, N4.9m

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robber and recovered two AK-47 rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition.

Also, the sum of Four Million, Nine Hundred and Eight-Six Thousand Naira (N4,986,000.00) was equally retrieved from the criminal.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa disclosed this information in a statement signed and made available to newsmen today.

According to him, the suspect, an indigene of Katsina State who was trying to escape, was apprehended by their personnel after receiving an intelligence report.

The statement reads in full below

2.  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).

3.  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.

4.  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.

5.  A spot search revealed a sack containing two AK-47 Rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition and cash, totaling four million, nine hundred, and eighty-six thousand naira (N4,986,000.00). Investigation is ongoing.

6.  The Commissioner of Police urges the public to remain patriotic, avoid acts capable of instigating violence, and remain vigilant. Report suspicious movements and activities to the Kano State Police Command through:

08032419754

08123821575

09029292926

Thank you, and God bless.

SP ABDULLAHI HARUNA KIYAWA

ANIPR, MNISMA

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

            KANO STATE COMMAND.