According to the Kaduna State Police Command, security personnel assaulted criminal hideouts in the Kawo Area of Kaduna, detained 27 suspected criminals, and seized hard drugs and deadly firearms.
In a statement released in Kaduna on Monday, DSP Mansir Hassan, the command spokesperson, confirmed the arrest.
“The action was in line with the Commissioner of Police’s directive to identify, flush out, and dismantle criminal elements threatening the peace in certain designated areas,”
Hassan stated. In collaboration with the Military, DSS, and Kaduna State Vigilante Service, the command carried out a number of raids in the Kawo Area and the adjacent areas, which resulted in the arrest of many individuals and the seizure of lethal weapons.
“On Sunday, at about 10:30pm, a joint tactical operation was launched in the nooks and crannies of Kawo and neighbouring areas.
“This operation led to the arrest of 27 suspects, and a significant cache of dangerous weapons was recovered from them.
” Exhibits recovered during the operation included, knives, axes, cutlasses and large quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs.”
He said the Commissioner of Police, (CP) Rabiu Muhammad, had reiterated the command’s unwavering commitment in maintaining law and order across the state.
He emphasised that Kaduna remained a peaceful state, and the Police would not allow miscreants or criminally-minded individuals to destabilise the peace of the state.
Muhammad vowed, “Anyone with intentions to cause violence or disrupt public order is strongly advised to desist or vacate the state.
“The police will continue to clamp down on miscreants and give them no breathing space within the state.”
