The Kaduna State Police Command has reported a series of successful operations, resulting in the death of a suspected bandit and the arrest of six individuals, including suspected armed robbers and ammunition traffickers.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, provided details of the operations that occurred between October and December.
On October 8, officers from the Kasuwan Mata Police Division, acting on intelligence, raided a brothel on Nupe Street in Zaria. During the operation, 35-year-old Adamu Yahaya was arrested, and a search uncovered a locally-made pistol, a live cartridge, and handcuffs. Yahaya is currently in custody as investigations continue.
On the same day, a patrol team from the Barnawa Division intercepted two suspects, Andrew Emmanuel and Mendwas Peter Bulus, during a stop-and-search operation. The police recovered a service pistol, two Infinix phones, and suspected Indian hemp. The suspects confessed to being armed robbers active in the Kaduna area.
On December 9, police from the Dan-Magaji Division arrested three individuals exhibiting suspicious behavior along the Kano-Kaduna expressway. A subsequent search uncovered 216 rounds of 9mm ammunition and one round of 7.62x39mm ammunition. The suspects, identified as Buhari Suleiman, Jamil Yakubu, and Aliyu Abdullahi, were allegedly involved in arms trafficking. Preliminary investigations revealed that Yakubu had recently purchased ammunition from Suleiman before their interception.
The following day, December 10, police and allied forces responded to a bandit attack in Tudu Gishere. The joint team, including members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVS) and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), engaged the bandits in a gunfight. One bandit was killed, and others fled with injuries.
Kaduna State Police Commissioner Ibrahim Abdullahi commended the officers for their swift and effective actions, reaffirming the command’s commitment to ensuring the safety of the public.
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