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<h2>The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of 132 individuals for various crimes, including <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/kidnapping/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kidnapping</a>, armed robbery, and drug trafficking.</h2>
<p>The State Police commissioner,<strong> Hussaini Gumel,</strong> gave details of the arrest on Friday, stating that the suspects were apprehended within a span of two months across different areas of the state.</p>
<p>The suspects arrested include 65 alleged thugs (Yandaba), 22 suspected thieves, 25 individuals involved in drug-related activities, 11 kidnapping suspects, and 9 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal Forex trading from the beginning of the year until now, <strong>Naija News</strong> understands.</p>
<p>During a press briefing in Kano, Gumel highlighted that the command also detained individuals involved in stealing motor vehicles, motorcycles, tricycles, human trafficking, and fraudulent activities, among others, throughout this period.</p>
<p>Furthermore, Gumel disclosed that the police successfully rescued four individuals who were kidnapped and two victims of human trafficking, in addition to recovering various items and goods during the operations.</p>
<p>These recoveries consist of two AK-47 rifles, one locally manufactured pump-action rifle, and four live cartridges.</p>
<p>Gumel disclosed further that from January 1 to date, all forms of major crimes, such as armed robbery, kidnapping,<strong><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/cattle-rustlers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> cattle rustling</a></strong>, car theft, drug dealings, and thuggery, had significantly been reduced in all parts of the state.</p>
<p><em>“The previous threats of daylight and night mobile phone armed robbery are now a story of the past, with no single record in the last two months," </em>he said, adding that the police command has been supported to fight more than two decades of public outcry on cases of missing children, abduction, and kidnapping of minors.</p>
<p><em>“The trend has been significantly surmounted as further efforts are ongoing to recover more and to unite the children with their biological parents,”</em> Gumel added.</p>
<p>Gumel also mentioned that the operation successfully dismantled trans-border syndicates of motor vehicle thieves, resulting in the arrest and recovery of a significant number of stolen vehicles.</p>
<p>Regarding illicit drug activities, the command effectively disrupted the chain of drug dealings by apprehending numerous drug dealers and seizing a large quantity of illicit drugs.</p>
<p>In response to banditry in the border local government areas of the 17 front-line states, Gumel highlighted the collaborative efforts with other security services in conducting raids and joint operations.</p>
<p>This, he said, led to the clearance of bandits' camps and hideouts, ultimately reducing incidents of banditry, kidnapping, and other related crimes.</p>
<p>The Police Commissioner stressed that the command's community policing initiatives had successfully minimized the seasonal farmer/herder clashes in Makoda, Sumaila, and Tudun Wada local government areas through continuous engagement with the local communities.</p>
<p><em>“Robust collaborative policing and the sustained synergy with all security agencies in the state have been one of the vehicles yielding the positive results the police command is achieving.</em></p>
<p><em>“All these achievements by the Kano State Police Command were the result of compliance with and following up with the vision, mission, and guidance of the IGP Egbetokun," </em>Vanguard quoted Gumel saying.</p>
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