Police arrest nine suspected armed robbers in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested nine young men suspected of carrying out several armed robberies across Kano, Kaduna, and Abuja.

Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, announced the arrests during a press briefing on Monday in Kano.

He said the operation followed a violent robbery on October 8, 2025, at Unguwar Wambai in Dorayi Babba Quarters, Kano. According to him, the suspects, aged between 17 and 24, confessed to taking part in several robberies, including a recent one at Unguwar Jakada.

Bakori added that the police recovered weapons such as a double-barrel gun, an English Falcon pistol, a scrapped Phoenix pistol, an iron cutter, and several cutlasses.

He said the suspects will face prosecution once investigations are completed, while efforts continue to recover more stolen property.