The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of carrying out armed robbery attacks in Falgore forest and neighbouring communities in Doguwa Local Government Area.
The suspects were arrested on November 6 at Dogon Dutse, within Falgore forest, following intelligence received by operatives of the Doguwa Police Division.
Police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, identified the suspects as 35-year-old Sulaiman Alhaji Umaru from Damau Village in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and 22-year-old Abubakar Sale from Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.
Items recovered during the operation included N600,000 cash, nine mobile phones, knives and sticks.
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According to the police, one of the suspects, Sulaiman, confessed to working with seven other individuals to rob Adamu Sa’adu, a resident of Kubau in Kaduna State, of N1.35 million and other valuables around the Falgore forest area.
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, praised the officers involved in the operation, attributing their success to intelligence gathering, prompt action and cooperation from residents.
He said the police were intensifying efforts to arrest other members of the suspected robbery gang who escaped.
Bakori added that investigations were ongoing and the arrested suspects would be charged to court after the investigation.
He also appealed to residents to continue providing useful information to security agencies to help tackle crime across the state.
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