Kano Police Launch Forest Clearance Operation Along Bauchi Border

The Kano State Police Command has conducted a large-scale clearance operation in Dajin Gwamna and Gomo Forest, extending towards Falgore Forest along the border with Bauchi State, as part of efforts to flush out criminal elements during the ember months.
The operation, carried out on Saturday, November 7, 2026, targeted suspected criminal hideouts and camps in the forest areas, as well as routes linking Kano and Bauchi states.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the exercise was designed to protect residents, farmers, traders and travellers using the Kano-Bauchi axis.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim ...