Kano Police Arrest Four Over Attack On Poultry Farm

Four suspects have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command over an armed assault on a poultry farm in Kano, the place the assailants allegedly slaughtered 84 chickens, stole 13 crates of eggs and carted away different objects.

The suspects had been additionally allegedly discovered with 35 luggage of rooster feed, blood-stained knives and daggers following their arrest.

The police stated operatives of the Command’s Special Intervention Squad intercepted the suspects on November 6, 2026, at about 8:10am, alongside Kofar Dawanau in Kano, whereas they had been travelling in a blue Sharon Galaxy car with registration quantity KADUNA MKA 692 ZB.

According to an announcement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the suspects confessed throughout interrogation that they’d conspired with different accomplices, now at giant, to assault a poultry farm alongside Yankaba Road, Tokarawa, on November 3.

The suspects allegedly armed themselves with harmful weapons earlier than invading the farm, slaughtering about 84 chickens and stealing 13 crates of eggs, amongst different valuables.

The police stated additional investigations led to the arrest of two extra suspects, bringing the full variety of arrests to 4.

The suspects had been recognized as Mohammed Ibrahim, 33; Aminu Abdullahi, 32; Lawan Dan Alhaji, 45; and Bashir Lawan, 45.

While Ibrahim, Abdullahi and Dan Alhaji are residents of various components of Kano, the fourth suspect, Lawan, is from Katsina State.

Items recovered from the suspects embrace 35 luggage of rooster feed, one sharp knife with blood stains, three blood-stained daggers, two fliers and the car allegedly used of their operations.

The police stated the recovered objects had been handed over to the poultry farm proprietor, who recommended the command for its immediate response and professionalism.

The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, recommended the Special Intervention Squad for what he described as its vigilance, gallantry and intelligence-led operation.

Bakori stated the arrests had been consistent with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on intelligence-led operations, proactive crime prevention and community-based policing.

He warned prison parts to desist from prison actions, insisting that the command would intensify efforts to rid the state of prison networks.

He added that efforts had been ongoing to arrest different suspects nonetheless at giant and get better extra stolen objects.