15-Year-Old Among 51 Thuggery Suspects Arrested In Kano — Police

The Kano State Police Command has arrested 51 suspects including a 15-year-old and recovered dangerous weapons and illicit drugs during a three-day clearance operation across several criminal hideouts in the state.

The command said it also confiscated cutlasses, knives, swords, wraps of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp; bottles of ‘suck and die’ and tubes of red solution, among others.

The operation, which ran from Friday, June 13 to Sunday, June 15, targeted locations in Kano Municipal, Dala, Gwale, and Tarauni Local Government Areas.

The police raided specific areas such as Kofar Mata, Zage, Kurna, Rijiyar Lemo, Dorayi, Hotoro, and Sheka Quarters in a bid to tackle thuggery and related criminal activities that have been threatening public peace.

Speaking with THE WHISTLER on Tuesday, the command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, DSP Hussaini Abdullahi, said the weapons recovered were: “25 cutlasses; 20 knives; 12 long swords (Fafalolo); a pair of scissors; a spike popularly called Dan-Bida and three sticks.

Abdullahi identified the drugs recovered as “990 pieces of Exol tablets; 63 tubes of Red Solution; 288 wraps of Dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp; 150 bottles of suck and die; 13 bottles of codeine syrup; 14 sachets of diazepam tablets and 100 sachets of pregabalin tablets”.

The suspects arrested include Ayuba Zakariyya, 24, of Sheka Bayan Makaranta; Aliyu Usaini, 23, of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja; Aminu Ibrahim, 20, of Hausawa; Mustapha Muhammad, 20, of Tukuntawa; Abdulsalam Abubakar, 19, of Hausawa; Abdulkarim Adamu, 24, of Bachirawa; Sagiru Sunusi, 25, of Bachirawa; Abubakar Bello, 25, of Bachirawa; Ismail Bello, 24, of Bachirawa; and Imrana Inusa, 15, of Gobirawa.

Others include Abubakar Muhammad, 19, of Tudun Fulani; Yusuf Rabiu, 23, of Tudun Rubudi; Rayyanu Bilyaminu, 23, of Dorawar Dillalai; Idris Garba (aka Halifa Kwado), 20, of Zango; Nura Umar (aka Semigo), 20, of Zango; Usama Maharazu (aka Ladan), 20, of Yakasai; Sani Ibrahim (aka Kwage), 22, of Soron-Dinki; Aliyu Yasir (aka Maibobo), 20, of Kofar-Kwaru; Muhammad Abdulhamid (aka Alhazai), 20, of Kankarofi; and Abubakar Jibrin (aka Maitakalmi), 20, of Dirimin-Iya.

Also arrested were Jibrin Salisu, 20, of Zango; Mubarak Ahmad (aka Dankwallo), 23, of Gwale; Ibrahim Lawal (aka Danjummai), 23, of Zango; Musbahu Ali (aka Lafa), 23, of Dorayi City; Mukhtar Ibrahim (aka Mulmulle), 20, of Gwale; Abdullahi Salisu (aka Zigir), 21, of Madabo; Abbas Hamisu (aka Paskee), 21, of Mazan-Kwarai; Shu’aibu Sani, 30, of Tudun-Maliki Sheka; Aminu Abdullahi (aka Zizu), 24, of Yar’kasuwa Sheka; and Mustapha Ibrahim, 24, of Unguwa-Uku.

Others include Abubakar Adam (aka Mallam Habu), 35, of Sheka; Yahaya Kamal (aka Halifa), 21, of Sheka; Abdussamad Abdullahi, 22, of Kurna; Ahmed Ibrahim, 20, of Kurna; Abubakar Sani, 27, of Kurna; Yakubu Sahabi, 23, of Kurna; Auwalu Usaini, 22, of Kurna; Sabi’u Sani, 21, of Sheka; Yusuf Umar (aka Chasa), of Ja’en; Ibrahim Musa (aka Dogo), 23, of Yakasai; Rabi’u Mustapha, 21, of Rijiyar Zaki; Yusuf Muhammad, 24, of Mazauna; Abba Muhammad, 22, of Mazauna; Salim Sani, 27, of Hausawa; and Sulaiman Gambo, 27, of Hausawa.

The list continues with Halifa Ahmad, 18, of Shararada Rinji; Musa Ahmad, 18, of Shararada Rinji; Rufai Saidu (aka Nagwale), 39, of Ja’en Makera; Aminu Ibrahim, 23, of Ja’en Makera; Abubakar Muhammad, 30, of Bachirawa; and Alkasim Mamud, 20, of Bachirawa.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, warned against the brandishing of weapons during traditional performances such as “Gangi,” and condemned the use of platforms like “TikTok, Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram” to promote thuggery among teenagers.

“The Command will arrest and prosecute anyone found brandishing weapons under any guise, including traditional festivals,” the CP said.

Bakori urged parents and guardians to monitor their children’s activities closely, warning that those who “shield offenders or store weapons for them would also face investigation and prosecution”.

He also vowed to clamp down on blacksmiths who manufacture such weapons for criminal use.

The command provided emergency contact numbers (08032600299; 08032600300 and 08032600301) for the public to report suspicious activities and expressed appreciation for continued cooperation in safeguarding lives and property across the state.

15-Year-Old Among 51 Thuggery Suspects Arrested In Kano — Police is first published on The Whistler Newspaper