The Kano State Police Command has recovered two stolen vehicles in separate intelligence-led operations and arrested one suspect.

The command said the operations were carried out by its Special Intervention Squad (SIS) as part of ongoing intelligence-led and community-centred policing strategies introduced by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.

In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on Wednesday, the police said the first case involved the recovery of a white Toyota Hilux stolen in Kano.

According to the statement, on Sunday at about 10:35 pm, Zaiyyad Farouk of Hotoro Quarters reported that his driver had parked the white Toyota Hilux, with registration number KMC 25, along Lamido Crescent in Tarauni Local Government Area.

The owner later discovered that the vehicle had been stolen by unknown persons.

According to the statement, “Upon receipt of the report, operatives of the Special Intervention Squad swung into action. Through diligent follow-up and sustained effort, the stolen vehicle was trailed and recovered in the possession of one Abdussalam Salisu of Kurna Asabe Quarters, Kano.”

The statement further said, “The recovered Toyota Hilux has been handed over to the rightful owner after proper verification. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and his accomplices. Investigation is still ongoing.”

In the second case, the operatives of the police command recovered a black Hyundai Elantra believed to have been stolen in Abuja and linked the suspects to an interstate vehicle theft syndicate.

According to the statement, intelligence received on July 10, 2026, revealed that the vehicle, which had no registration number, was stolen at Annur Mosque in Abuja.

Acting on the information, operatives of the SIS tracked the suspects to Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

The police said that during a coordinated tactical operation on July 22, 2026, at about 9:00 pm, the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled after sighting the officers.

According to the statement, “Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect is a member of a notorious syndicate terrorising Abuja, Kaduna and Kano states.”

The command said the recovered Hyundai Elantra had been processed and was being handed over to its rightful owner in Abuja.

It added that investigators had intensified efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects and those receiving stolen vehicles in order to recover more exhibits and dismantle the criminal network.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has arrested members of a notorious fraud syndicate allegedly involved in forgery, impersonation, and obtaining money by false pretence.

SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command disclosed this in a statement she issued and made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday.

She explained that the arrests followed a complaint received by the Command regarding the fraudulent activities of suspects, who falsely presented themselves as legitimate business operators under the name and style of AM-PM Global Network LTD.

She said the suspects were using the guise of business owners to deceive and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

The PPRO identified the suspects as one Yahaya Abdul an indigene of Kogi State and Christopher Erin from Akwa Ibom State.

According to her, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are members of an “organized criminal syndicate specializing in the forgery of official documents, impersonation, and sophisticated fraudulent schemes designed to deceive unsuspecting victims and unlawfully obtain financial benefits.

“Further investigations are ongoing to dismantle the entire syndicate. One additional suspect, identified only as Richard, is currently at large, and efforts are being intensified to ensure his immediate arrest and prosecution.

“The arrested suspects remain in police custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations”.

The Kano State Anti-Phone Snatching Squad has arrested seven suspected drug users during a raid at Mahaha Stadium as part of ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse, phone snatching and thuggery across the state.

The command’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Garba Ahmad, disclosed the development in an interview with a local radio station on Wednesday, saying the operation followed credible intelligence about the sale and consumption of illicit substances within sections of the Mahaha Stadium premises.

According to him, the squad’s commander, Nura Salisu Sharada, directed a team led by DC Abduljalal Sa’id Muhammad to raid the area.

“When our officers arrived at the scene, they found people openly trading in illicit drugs and other intoxicating substances, including locally identified products known as Madarar Sukudayi and Sholisho. The dealers fled on sighting the officers, but seven individuals who had come to purchase the substances were arrested,” Ahmad said.

He explained that the operation forms part of the squad’s expanded patrols across Kano under its “Damisa Ki Sabo” initiative, aimed at identifying and apprehending suspected drug dealers and users, as well as other criminal elements.

Ahmad added that following the arrests, Commander Sharada ordered that the seven suspects be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, for further investigation and possible prosecution.