Police storm criminal hideouts, arrest 18 street urchins in Kano

Police storm criminal hideouts, arrest 18 street urchins in Kano

The Kano state command says it has arrested 18 street urchins for allegedly conspiring to attack members of the public.

In an interview with NAN on Monday, Usaini Gumel, the commissioner of police in Kano, said the suspects are members of an unlawful society poised to launch unprovoked attacks on innocent members of the public.

Gumel said that the street urchins were arrested at some crime prone identified locations, criminal hideouts and black spots in the metropolis

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He gave the suspect names as follows; Mazaunar Tanko, Dandishe, Kofar Dan Agundi, Kofar Mata, and Filin Idi, Kofar Na’Isa, Kwanar Diso, Kukar Bulukiya and Dorayi Babba.

Gumel said the items recovered from the suspects were dangerous weapons and marijuana-suspended dry weed.

He further said the more sting operations would be conducted to ensure that the state remains safe for all residents.

All suspects will be thoroughly screened, profiled, and prosecuted after investigations.

Police storm criminal hideouts, arrest 18 street urchins in Kano