The command said the arrests were made an attempt to rid the state of all forms of crime and criminality in twenty days.
The commissioner of police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, made the disclosure while presenting the suspects to newsmen in Kano.
He said the suspects were arrested for various crimes which included kidnapping, armed robbery, cyber crimes, forgery and others crimes.
Mr Iliyasu said the suspects were apprehended at different times and locations within the last 20 days.
The commissioner said on August 21, four kidnappers were arrested based on complaint of threat to kidnap through text messages by Sani Yahaya and his wife of Gordon Dutse Quarters Kano.
The commissioner disclosed that 61 miscreants, who are known as Yandaba in Hausa, in connection with thuggery activities were arrested.
He added that on August 25, Puff-Adder in collaboration with Miyetti Allah representatives in Kano and Kaduna arrested one Sa’idu Abdullahi and four others at Falgore forest.
According to him, the suspect was involved in armed robbery and kidnapping.
On August 15th, he revealed, one Aminu Ibrahim of Kaduna state was arrested for being in possession of 11 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in company of one Nura Dalhatu.
The commissioner said: “On August 22, at about 2:40 a.m police on patrol along Zaria Road arrested one Harrison Ofesi also in possession of motor vehicle and 15 parcels of dried leaves.”
Mr Iliyasu said the command also on August 16th, based on intelligent report, arrested one Hassan Idris and four others for conspiracy, robbery, culpable homicide and receiving ofstolen property.
“The suspects confessed to have stolen six solar panels and 124 solar batteries and also attacked one Saifullahi Mohammed of Gaida Quarters Kano and robbed him of his tecno phone valued at N50,000 and seven bundles of wrappers.
“Similarly the suspects also stabbed the victim, Mohammed with knife where he was rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano where he was confirmed dead, ” he said.
He added that on August 29th at about 2 p.m, two alleged forgery and cyber crime suspects who specialised in hacking people’s accounts and ATMs were arrested while on patrol at Gwammaja Quarters Kano.
He said items recovered from them included four computer laptops, three printers, some fake statement of results of Kano Polytechnic, School of Hygiene and some NECO results.
Other items recovered he said were fake drivers licence, tinted permit, Nigeria army ID card, voters cards, Tecno handset, MTN sim card and Zain sim card.
He said 21 different dangerous weapons such as axes, sticks, cutlasses were also recovered from the suspects in addition to 126 bottles of codeine expectorant, large quantity of Indian hemp, suck and die and rubber solution.
Also recovered were six AK 47 riffles with 110 round lives ammunition and a set of camouflage uniform, three locally made pistols with 15 rounds of locally made ammunition among others.
The commissioner said investigation was ongoing and as soon as it is completed, the suspects would be charged to court.
NAN
