Police arrest 15 suspects, recover 20 ‘stolen vehicles’ in Kano

The Kano police command says it has apprehended 15 suspects and recovered 20 stolen vehicles in the state in November.

In a statement on Tuesday, Abdullahi Kiyawa, the command’s public relations officer, said the arrest was part of the command’s commitment to end all kinds of criminal activities in the state.

Kiyawa said the police became more committed after the charge by Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, asking them to execute community policing and display high levels of professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

“We are fully committed towards combating cases of theft of motor vehicles and all forms of criminal activities in our areas of supervision,” Kiyawa said.

“In the last one month, the police command consistently demonstrated its commitment to ensuring the protection of lives and properties of all residents of the state.

“This is in furtherance to the directives and vision of I.G Egbetokun to all police commands and formations to implement community-based policing, intelligence-led policing and the display of professional competence for effective service delivery.

“The state police became committed by combating and nipping in the bud cases of motor vehicle theft in the state.

“We embarked on a series of crackdown operations that led to the arrest of 15 suspected motor vehicle thieves and recovery of 20 exhibit vehicles.”