Police arrest notorious bandit ‘Dankani’, recover weapons in Zamfara

By Idris Salisu, Gusau

In its ongoing combat against banditry and different transgression activities, the Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a notorious equipped bandit, Muhammadu Dan Kani, popularly known arsenic “Akki,” from Kuraje successful Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Speaking astatine a property league astatine the Command office successful Gusau connected Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, said the 57-year-old fishy was apprehended successful Funtua, Katsina State, pursuing credible quality linking him to respective kidnapping cases crossed the state.

According to the CP, the fishy was arrested with 11 fabricated firearms, 25 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, and six unrecorded cartridges, each recovered arsenic exhibits. He noted that investigations are ongoing to hint the root of the firearms and apprehend different members of the transgression network.

In a abstracted operation, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command intercepted a Toyota Corolla car during regular patrol. Upon a search, officers recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, 200 rounds of PKT ammunition, 28 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, and 4 bare AK-47 magazines. The weapons were concealed successful a sack of oranges belonging to 1 Nasuru Dawan Jiya, who confessed to transporting the arms to bandits successful Gurusu Village. The CP said efforts are underway to apprehension his accomplices and dismantle the full proviso chain.

Similarly, connected September 19, 2025, astatine astir 4:30 p.m., operatives connected intensive patrol on the Gusau-Sokoto Highway adjacent the Gada Biyu country intercepted 2 antheral suspects riding motorcycles. They were recovered successful possession of 18 fabricated firearms. The case, according to the CP, is presently nether probe astatine the State Intelligence Criminal Department (SICD) Gusau.

Maikaba noted that these achievements bespeak the ongoing translation and renewed determination of the Zamfara Police Command.

“Let maine guarantee the bully radical of Zamfara State that the Police Command remains steadfast successful its determination to destruct transgression activities and guarantee the information of each residents. We proceed to impulse members of the nationalist to enactment the Police by providing timely and actionable information. Your practice is invaluable successful the combat against crime,” helium said.

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