The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers allegedly terrorising Falgore Forest and its surrounding communities in Doguwa Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as 35-year-old Sulaiman Alhaji Umaru from Kaduna State and 22-year-old Abubakar Sale from Kano State, were arrested on November 6 at Dogon Dutse in Falgore Forest following credible intelligence.
According to a statement issued by the police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, operatives of the Doguwa Division carried out the arrest at about 5pm.
The police disclosed that Sulaiman confessed to conspiring with seven others to rob a resident of Kubau, Kaduna State, identified as Adamu Sa’adu, of ₦1.35 million and other valuables along the Falgore Forest axis.
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Items recovered from the suspects include ₦600,000 in cash, nine mobile phones, knives and sticks.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the officers for their professionalism, attributing the successful operation to intelligence-led policing and community cooperation.
The command said efforts were ongoing to arrest the remaining suspects, adding that the investigation would be concluded before the case is charged to court.
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