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The Kano State Police Command on Thursday recorded a breakthrough following the arrest of a notorious 30-year-old armed robber, Yusuf Umar, in a military camouflage, alongside 12 other suspects in a robbery operation at Tokarawa Village on wednesday.
Briefing newsmen on the crackdown at the Command’s headquarters in Kano on Wednesday while parading the 13 armed robbers on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Yusuf, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP. Magaji Musa Majiya said the arrest of the armed robbers took place after a distress call was received.
Majiya said the Special Anti-robbery Squad of the Command, promptly responded to the distress call, swooped on the armed robbers at Tokarawa quarters, Gerzawa Local Government Area hideout and successfully arrested Yusuf Umar, dressed in a military camouflage, alongside 33-year-old Amadu Mohammed of Kankan village, Gerzawa Local Government Area.
Majiya said the officers recovered one locally made assault rifle, one revolver pistol, four rounds of live ammunition, a set of military uniform, one cutlass, and two motorcycles.
Other items recovered from the armed robbers include their Golf 3 operational vehicle, with registration number: AX571 KMC.
He said the suspects confessed to belonging to a six-man syndicate, who had been operating and terrorizing members of the public in Gerzawa Local Government Area.
Majiya disclosed that during their nefarious activities, they often block GGSS Jogana junction on Kano/Ringim/Hadeja Road.
