The Kano State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough by uncovering a regionally made fabricated gun smuggling community, recovering 19 harmful rifles, 114 dwell cartridges, and 6 expended cartridges.
Talking whereas displaying the recovered arms and ammunition on the Command Headquarters on Wednesday, the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed that over the previous 4 weeks, the Command intensified intelligence-led joint operations, round the clock visibility patrols, and strategic partnerships with neighborhood members.
He famous that these proactive and collaborative efforts are yielding optimistic outcomes, resulting in the dismantling of legal networks specializing within the smuggling of firearms into the State.
This effort resulted within the restoration of 19 fabricated revolver rifles, 114 dwell cartridges, and 6 expended cartridges.
Additionally recovered had been suspected tramadol tablets valued at 100 and fifty million naira (₦150,000,000).
Bakori additional revealed that between March 17, 2025, and the current, a complete of 157 suspects concerned in armed theft, thuggery (Fadan Daba), theft, illicit drug dealing, and different violent crimes had been arrested.
These embrace 24 armed theft suspects, 14 suspected drug sellers, 7 suspected motorcar thieves, 5 suspected bike thieves, 28 suspected thieves, and 79 suspected thugs (Yan Daba).
He said that the Command recovered two English pistols, 19 fabricated revolver rifles, one fabricated pistol, 117 dwell cartridges, six expended cartridges, and 11 dwell ammunition.
Moreover, two motor autos, two tricycles, and three bikes had been additionally recovered.
Different gadgets recovered embrace tramadol tablets value ₦150,000,000, six cartons of Ampicillin tablets, 22 bottles of the substance referred to as “suck & die,” 69 sachets and 260 items of Exol tablets, 57 cutlasses, 71 sharp knives, 15 sharp irons (Dan Bida), seven scissors, two axes, and one bow.
Bakori emphasised that in a bid to maintain peace and safety, the Command plans to conduct a collection of community-based engagements and intelligence-led operations at strategic places throughout the State to forestall crime and keep regulation and order.
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