Police arrest two suspected armed robbers, recover N600,000 in Kano
The Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, announced on Tuesday that two suspects have been apprehended in connection with a robbery 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. The arrests followed credible intelligence received by operatives from the Doguwa Division, who conducted the operation in the Dogon Dutse area of Falgore Forest.
According to Kiyawa, Umaru confessed to conspiring with seven other individuals to rob Adamu Sa’adu of 1.35 million naira and other valuables in the Falgore Forest. Police reported that they recovered 600,000 naira, nine mobile phones, knives, and sticks from the suspects.
Authorities are actively pursuing the remaining seven suspects involved in the robbery. The police stated that further investigations are underway and will be completed before the case is presented in court.
Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori praised the officers involved in the operation and encouraged community members to continue providing credible information to aid in the fight against crime.
