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The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of two notorious armed robbers who specialized in car snatching and armed robbery.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, revealing that the suspects had earlier snatched a Ford Escape SUV belonging to an Air Force officer at gunpoint during a robbery at the victim’s residence in Karu, Abuja.
According to the PPRO, the arrest followed actionable intelligence and swift response by police operatives.
“On October 29, 2025, at about 3:15 a.m., armed robbers invaded a residence in Karu, Abuja, where they carted away an undisclosed amount of money, mobile phones, and the victim’s Ford Escape vehicle. Intelligence reports indicated that the suspects were heading towards Kano State,” the statement read.
“Acting on the tip-off, operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad intercepted the stolen vehicle along the Kano–Zaria Expressway near Salbas Filling Station. During the operation, the suspects opened fire on the police, but they were overpowered. Two of them were demobilized and arrested.”
The arrested suspects were identified as Adamu Adam Abubakar, of Zoo Road, Kano, and Umar Bello, of Nasarawa Dirkania, Kaduna State.
However, one of the accomplices, identified only as Dan Malam, escaped with a pistol and some of the stolen valuables. The police said efforts are ongoing to apprehend him.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the Intelligence Unit of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for its support and coordination, as well as the operatives for their professionalism and dedication.
He urged residents to continue supporting the police with timely information to help combat crime, assuring the public that the Command will leave no stone unturned in bringing the fleeing suspect to justice.
