Kano police arrest 47 suspects, recover drugs, weapons

By Hadiza Yusuf
KANO — The Kano State Police Command has arrested 47 suspects for alleged thuggery, drug peddling, phone snatching and other related offences during operations conducted across the state between October 1 and 7, 2026.
The Command also said it recovered quantities of suspected illicit drugs, dangerous weapons and three Android mobile phones allegedly snatched from victims.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
He said the arrests were made through intelligence-led and community-based policing operations conducted by different format...