The operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested no fewer than five suspected armed robbers terrorising some parts of the state.

The suspects were said to have specialised in breaking into people’s residences in Tishama Hotoro Quarters where they operated as a syndicate.

The Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement made available to The Star on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested after investigation following complaints by the residents.

According to Kiyawa four suspects were earlier arrested while another suspect who received stolen items was later apprehended.

The arrested suspects were 19-year-old Idris Mohammed, 24-year-old Nasiru Abdulhamid,
27-year-old Sunusi Ibrahim, 25-year-old Bashir Yunusa, and 32-year-old Rabi’u Sani.

The police spokesman stated: “Between June and July 2022, there was public outcry at Tishama Hotoro Quarters Kano on the activities of a syndicate of hoodlums that specialised in house breaking and armed robbery.

“One Kabiru Tukur, ‘m’, of Tishama Hotoro Quarters Kano, further complained that the syndicate of four went to his residence twice and robbed him of his Plasma TV and four mobile phones. Four armed robbery cases were recorded in the area with the same ‘modus operandi’.

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“On receipt of the reports, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, raised and instructed a team of Operation Puff Adder led by CSP Mansur Idris, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Hotoro Division to arrest the culprits. The team immediately swung into action.

“Sustained efforts coupled with intelligence-led surveillance patrol led to the arrest of all the syndicate members. On investigation, the suspects confessed to all the armed robberies committed in the area.

“A discreet investigation conducted by a team of detectives at the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department led by CSP Ahmed Abdullahi resulted to the arrest of the receiver, Rabi’u Sani, ‘m’, 32 years old of Tishama, Hotoro Quarters Kano. Four Plasma TV and Eleven Mobile Phones were recovered from them.”

Kiyawa added that the suspects would be charged to court after the completion of investigation.

He, however, called on the general public to continue to support the police in trying to protect lives and property of the residents of the state.