Police Nab Bandits, Drug Supplier, Child Traffickers

Kaduna State Police Command has recorded large operational breakthroughs with the apprehension of a suspected cause supplier to bandits, an amerciable arms bearer, and 3 members of a suspected kid trafficking syndicate.

The Command besides said it recovered 60 rustled cows and 25 sheep with the assistance of a repentant bandit.

In a connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mansir Hassan, connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, the Command disclosed that the arrests and recoveries were made betwixt 22nd and 30th September 2025.

According to the statement, connected 29th September 2025, operatives attached to Maraban Jos Division, acting connected credible intelligence, arrested 1 Franklin Ozo, a 30-year-old antheral from Danmagaji, Zaria, suspected of supplying illicit drugs to bandits. The fishy was recovered successful possession of a ample quantity of Exol-5 tablets worthy millions of naira.

The connection besides said that preliminary investigations revealed that the drugs were en way to Kidandan and Giwa, wherever they were allegedly meant for depletion by bandits operating successful the area, adding that the apprehended fishy volition stay successful custody arsenic investigations continue.

In a abstracted cognition connected the aforesaid day, the Police spokesperson said, detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit apprehended 1 Alhaji Sani, besides known arsenic “Dan Gude”, astatine Doka Ilu colony successful Giwa Local Government Area, adding that the fishy was reportedly recovered successful possession of 1 fabricated AK-47 rifle, 2 rounds of 7.62mm unrecorded ammunition, and 1 AK-47 magazine.

The constabulary said discreet investigations are ongoing to hint the root of the limb and place imaginable collaborators.

Also, connected 22nd September 2025, operatives acting connected quality arrested a suspected notorious kid trafficker, Khadija Ibrahim, successful the Narayi country of Kadunabin Chikun section government. The fishy was caught with a minor, aboriginal identified arsenic Abdulmumin (surname withheld).

Further probe led to the apprehension of 2 further suspects, Daniel Samuel and Danjuma Makoshi, some male, whose apprehension led to the rescue of different victim, Ibrahim Bilyaminu, a 5-year-old lad from Gusau, Zamfara State.

The children person been placed nether protective custody portion efforts are underway to dismantle the full trafficking network, the connection said.

In different development, connected 30th September 2025, astatine astir 7:15 pm, the Command, done assemblage engagement and non-kinetic strategies adopted by the Commissioner of Police, recovered 60 cows and 25 sheep antecedently rustled. The betterment was made imaginable done accusation volunteered by a repentant bandit, and the livestock person been returned to their rightful owner.

Meanwhile, the CP Muhammad, helium said, has reiterated the Command’s committedness to tackling amerciable cause distribution, arms proliferation, and kid trafficking portion sending a terrible informing to transgression elements to desist from their activities oregon look the afloat value of the law.