Kano task force arrests alleged gang sponsor in Port Harcourt

The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has arrested a 27-year-old man, Ishaq Lawan Ibrahim, popularly known as Malam Keya, over alleged sponsorship of violent gang clashes in Dala Local Government Area. The suspect, a resident of Yelwa in Dala, was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following an intelligence-led operation. He has been returned to Kano for investigation and possible prosecution. The task force accused him of financing and coordinating gang violence that reportedly claimed lives and left residents living in fear. According to a statement by the task force, the suspect fled Kano after security operations intensified in communities ...