Kano police arrest robbery suspects, recover illicit drugs worth N42.9m

The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested two notorious robbery suspects and intercepted consignments of suspected illicit drugs and liquid intoxicants, locally known as Akuskura, valued at N42.95m.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the suspects, identified as 20-year-old Nura Sani of Zango Town, Bauchi State, and 35-year-old Ibrahim Lawan of Katsina State, were apprehended after a robbery at Tokarawa Quarters on September 14, where they allegedly stormed a residence with dangerous weapons and carted away a Mercedes Benz GLK worth N26.5m, alongside phones and other valuables.

“In a related operation, operatives recovered 540 packets of suspected Pregabalin capsules valued at N40.5m in Jalli Village, Dawakin Tofa LGA,” the statement read.

Kiyawa added that “on September 30, at about 11:15am, a surveillance team intercepted two other suspects, Alhaji Isyaku Babayo of K/Mazugal and Mohammed Ahmed of Dorayi Babba, at Dangauro Trailer Park.”

They were allegedly found with seven bags of Akuskura, each containing 350 bottles, totalling 2,450 bottles, valued at N2.45m.

The police said all the recovered illicit substances, including suspects linked to over N120m worth of Tramadol, Pregabalin, and Cannabis Sativa, had been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Command, for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the officers for their professionalism and assured that efforts were ongoing to arrest fleeing suspects and recover more stolen items.

He also appreciated the support of residents, urging them to continue cooperating with security agencies in the fight against crime