Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have intercepted a stolen motor vehicle and arrested a suspect in Takai Local Government Area of the state.
A statement on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the interception of the stolen vehicle and subsequent arrest of the suspect followed a swift intelligence-led response to a distress call.
“On May 12, 2026, at about 1654hrs, the Kano State Police Command received a distress call through its emergency line, 08032419754, reporting that a silver Pontiac Vibe motor vehicle with registration number KMC 928 LK had been stolen in Kaduna and was headed towards Kano State.”
“Acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, Ibrahim Bakori, and in line with the intelligence-led policing directives of the IGP, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, the Command immediately mobilised Divisional Police Officers in border local government areas to intercept the vehicle and investigate its occupants.
“In compliance with the directive, the Divisional Police Officer, Takai Division, mounted a strategic roadblock along the highway. At the checkpoint, operatives intercepted the said vehicle being driven by Christian Ikwumesi, 38, of Benin, Edo State. The suspect was arrested on the spot, and the vehicle was recovered. A preliminary investigation confirmed the vehicle was stolen from Kaduna State,” the statement stated.
According to the statement, the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Kano, for discreet investigation to uncover the full extent of the criminal network involved.
The recovered Pontiac Vibe motor vehicle has been verified and handed over to the rightful owner, who commended the Kano Police Command’s effort and swift operation that led to the timely recovery.
Meanwhile, the police also arrested a suspected drug peddler and recovered a large cache of suspected Cannabis Sativa in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area.
“Operatives of the Kano Police Command have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking with the arrest of a suspected drug peddler and the recovery of a large cache of suspected Cannabis Sativa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area,” Haruna said.
“On May 13, 2026, at about 1800hrs, operatives attached to Dawakin Tofa Police Division, acting on credible intelligence, arrested Umaru, a.k.a. Jalo, of Yan Shado Village, Dawakin Tofa LGA. The suspect was caught offloading eighteen sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa into his residence.”
It explained that the operation followed a directive from the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, instructing all operational commanders to identify and arrest every individual linked to drug dealing using the list obtained through open-source intelligence and community feedback.
“A search of the premises led to the recovery of the eighteen sacks. Upon examination, each sack contained parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa, totalling 879 parcels. The suspect was arrested at the scene and is currently in custody, undergoing investigation,” the statement added.