Kano Police Command Arrests “Notorious Armed Robber”, Recovers N4.9 Million, Ammunitions

By Ayodele Oni

The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspect, described as “notorious armed robber” after robbing some residents of Yandadi village.

The command disclosed that it recovered two AK-47 rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition and the sum of N4,986,000.00 was also recovered.

Kano Police Command Spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa stated in a press statement that “on 05/08/2024 at about 02:00am, a resident of Yandadi Village, Kunchi LGA, Kano State reported that armed robbers stormed his residence, attacked him, and robbed him of Fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000.00).

“Despite the management of the ongoing Nationwide Protest, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, directed a team of detectives to conduct intelligence-led patrols to arrest the culprits and recover their operational weapons.

“On the same date at about 06:00am, the team arrested the principal suspect, Hassan Iliya, 35 years old, of Alhazawa Village, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, while attempting to escape on a motorcycle.

“A spot search revealed a sack containing two AK-47 Rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition and cash, totaling four million, nine hundred, and eighty-six thousand naira (N4,986,000.00). Investigation is ongoing.”