POLICE NAB 11 RIVAL GANG MEMBERS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY, LOOTING IN KANO

May 28, 2025

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By: Motunrayo Aniwura

Kano State Police Command announces arrest of 11 youths involved in Tuesday night gang clash

Young men from Medile and Sheka engaged in a violent knife fight that escalated to burglary and theft

PPRO SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirms arrest of 11 suspects in official statement released on Wednesday

Parts of the statement reads: “The Kano State Police Command has arrested 11 suspects in connection with a thuggery incident that occurred on 26th May 2025, at about 10:00pm in Medile Quarters. The suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, invaded the area, attacked and inflicted injuries on innocent citizens, and robbed them of their belongings.”

He said: “The suspects are Aliyu Ibrahim ‘m’ 21 years old, Abubakar Ya’u ‘m’ 18yrs, Ibrahim Kaulayi ‘m’ 19yrs, Ibrahim Murtala a.k.a Mai Rakuma ‘m’ 18yrs, Abba Musa a.k.a Giza Gizo ‘m’ 27yrs, Muhammad Dawud a.k.a Dan Besse ‘m’ 19yrs, Abdullahi Ibrahim a.k.a Tsoho Me Nama ‘m’ 38yrs, Jibril Abubakar a.k.a Abasu Kala ‘m’ 22yrs, Salim Musa ‘m’ 20yrs, Zaharaddin Ismail a.k.a Gwan Gwan ‘m’ 20yrs, Abubakar Hassan a.k.a Meguda Dan Ta ‘m’ 44yrs.”

The command said it appreciates the cooperation of the people of Kano, and urges them to give more to help secure their lives and properties.