The Kaduna Police Command has arrested 182 suspects for various offences during operations in different parts of the state, as part of a renewed effort to rid the area of criminal elements and safeguard lives and properties.
The suspects were arrested in their hideouts and black spots during a coordinated operation spearheaded by Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in metropolitan areas, particularly Rigasa, Kawo, Tudun Wada, Sabon Tasha, and other communities, in line with the directive of the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad.
A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the crackdown, which was part of ongoing efforts to restore public confidence and enhance internal security, led to the recovery of dangerous weapons and hard drugs.
Hassan said 30 bags of hard drugs suspected to be marijuana and other dangerous weapons were recovered by the police in one of the raids carried out in the Rigasa area on June 13, 2025.
A bag containing 31 rounds of live ammunition of an AK-47 rifle magazine abandoned by suspected criminals during a hot chase at Rafin Guza was also intercepted.
Similarly, police operatives acting on a tip-off arrested two suspected car thieves at Kakuri in Kaduna North Local Government Area. The 35-year-old prime suspect, Ziya Abdullahi, was arrested by police officers while he was attempting to sell a suspected stolen vehicle. His accomplice, one Bashir Usman (aka yellow), was later apprehended.
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The suspects, according to the police, confessed to robbing a residence in Gona, using knives and cutlasses, and stealing a Honda Accord. The stolen vehicle was later recovered in Zaria, while efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing gang members.
The police said some of the suspects have been charged to court. Others are currently undergoing a thorough investigation and will be charged to court if found culpable per the law.
