Sunday, July 13, 2025 - The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected armed robbers, uncovered an illegal gun fabrication workshop, and recovered three stolen vehicles in a renewed crackdown on crime across the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mansir Hassan,
revealed in a statement on Friday that the arrests resulted from coordinated
operations in Kawo, Makarfi, Ungwan Sanusi, and other identified crime
flashpoints in recent weeks.
He said the intensified operations are part of the command’s
ongoing strategy to dismantle criminal networks and enhance public safety.
“In one incident, a Good Samaritan reported a brutal attack
on a commercial motorcyclist at Unguwan Gwari. The victim, 40-year-old Ismail
Bello, was stabbed multiple times by a passenger who attempted to snatch his
motorcycle,” the statement said.
Hassan noted that operatives from Kawo Division swiftly
responded and arrested the suspect, identified as Nura Auwal. The stolen
motorcycle was recovered and held as an exhibit.
Similarly, on June 19, police nabbed two suspects — Sanusi
Bala of Zamfara State and Nura Bala of Zaria — while
trying to rob a tricycle operator in Kaduna metropolis. The duo reportedly
confessed to belonging to a syndicate notorious for targeting tricycle riders.
“Police recovered three stolen Golf III Wagons, two bearing
registration numbers KMC 818 AA and MKA 839 AA, while one was unregistered. The
suspects confessed they had been supplying stolen tricycles to one Jamilu Zurmi
in Zamfara, who is now being tracked,” he said.
In another case, on June 4, five robbery suspects invaded a
residence in Ungwan Sanusi and carted away a Toyota Corolla along with other
valuables. They were later arrested and identified as Ahmed Umar, Isah Musa,
Zailani Sa’adu, Abdulrahman Mukhtar and Ibrahim Bala.
“The suspects confessed to selling the stolen car in Maradi,
Niger Republic. Their accomplice, one Alhaji Garba Yaro, is currently on the
run,” Hassan stated.
The police also recorded a breakthrough in Makarfi Local
Government Area on July 7, arresting three suspects — Rabilu Lawal, Sirajo
Shuaibu and Shehu Sarki — for conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms and
alleged involvement in kidnapping. Two locally made guns and two live
cartridges were recovered.
Hassan revealed that the suspects are linked to a kidnap
case involving the wife of a local resident, and that investigations are
ongoing.
Further, on July 11, acting on credible intelligence,
operatives raided Giroji village in Makarfi where they uncovered a local gun
fabrication hub. Four suspects — Hassan Ibrahim, Murtala Yakubu, Shuaibu
Abubakar and Ismail Shuaibu — were arrested.
“Recovered from the workshop were three locally fabricated
rifles, 14 live cartridges, five rounds of T.06 ammunition, skeletal gun
frames, metal pipes and welding equipment,” he said.
The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu
Muhammad, commended the officers for their resilience and urged residents to
continue volunteering credible information to aid security operations.
“Our message to criminal elements remains clear: there is no
hiding place. We will keep going after them until Kaduna is safe for all
law-abiding citizens,” he declared.
All suspects, he said, remain in custody and will be charged
to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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