The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 24 suspected kidnappers and recovered several firearms, AK-47 magazines and more than 500 rounds of live ammunition during separate operations across the state.
The command also recovered 38 live cartridges and a bag containing charms during the operations targeting kidnapping, banditry, arms trafficking, cattle rustling, vehicle theft and other criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, CP Muhammad Rabiu, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday.
Rabiu said police operatives attached to Operation Fushin Kada arrested a 45-year-old man, Abdullahi Ibrahim, at Maraban Kanja on September 24, 2026.
According to the commissioner, Ibrahim was allegedly found with two locally made AK-47 rifles, nine locally made long guns, 10 locally made pistols, two AK-47 magazines, 50 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and 38 live cartridges.
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He said the suspect allegedly told investigators that he obtained the weapons and ammunition from Saidu Magari and Mallam Ado, who are currently at large.
The police boss added that three firearms allegedly connected to banditry and cattle rustling were recovered along the Kidandan-Birnin Gwari axis.
He said an AK-47 rifle, a Type-06 rifle and an LAR rifle were recovered from a vehicle intercepted at Dogarawa, Zaria, while the principal suspect allegedly linked to the weapons remained at large.
Rabiu further disclosed that two suspected members of an alleged arms trafficking syndicate, Rayyanu Adamu and Nasiru Abubakar, were arrested following surveillance operations around the Giwa and Railway Station areas.
The suspects were allegedly found with 270 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and 30 rounds of Type-06 ammunition.
The commissioner said investigations were ongoing to establish the source and intended destination of the ammunition and identify other members of the alleged syndicate.
He also disclosed that police operatives, supported by local vigilantes, responded to a reported bandit attack in Gimi Ward, Makarfi Local Government Area, on September 20.
During the operation, one suspect, 20-year-old Usman Alhaji Dahiru, was wounded and arrested.
Police allegedly recovered a locally made rifle, a locally made pistol, three live cartridges, one live round of ammunition and a bag containing charms from the operation.
The command also recovered a stolen Hyundai Elantra at New Panteka and arrested Hamza Yushau and Abdullahi Abdullahi, who were allegedly attempting to make a new key for the vehicle.
Rabiu said the two suspects allegedly admitted buying the vehicle from Abdulkadir Yahaya of Zaria, who is currently at large, despite allegedly knowing that it had been stolen from Kwara State.
The commissioner assured residents that the police would continue operations against criminal elements across Kaduna State while improving intelligence gathering and response to security threats.
He identified intelligence-led policing, proactive patrols, rapid response, covert surveillance, cooperation with other security agencies and community partnerships as key parts of the command’s strategy.
Rabiu urged members of the public to provide credible and timely information about criminal activities through established police communication channels, assuring them that such information would be treated confidentially.
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