Kano Police Arrest 2 Over Alleged Plot To Kidnap Village Head

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old men over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of Bangare in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were identified as Aliyu Naziru Garba and Bashir Alhasan.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
According to the statement, the village head, Mallam Idris, reported the incident at the Gezawa Divisional Police Headquarters at about 1:30 a.m. on October 26.
He told the police that he had received a threatening phone call at about 9:33 p.m. on October 24 from an unidentified person who threatened to kidnap him...