Kano Police Arrest Suspect Over 9-Year-Old’s Abduction

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected thug over the alleged kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy, Ubaidu Sammani, in Rimin Kebe neighborhood of the state.

The suspect, recognized as Abubakar Isma’il, popularly generally known as ‘Sankolo’, was arrested at about 9:30pm on November 6, 2026, by operatives of the Zango Police Division beneath Operation Kukan Kura.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a press release, saying the arrest adopted intelligence gathered after the apprehension of one other suspected thug, Umar Usman, popularly generally known as ‘Ta’ambo’, on November 5.

According to Kiyawa, Sankolo had been on the police wished record over alleged involvement in thuggery and different felony actions in Rimin Kebe and neighbouring communities.

He stated the suspect was additionally a principal suspect within the kidnapping of Ubaidu, son of Alhaji Sammani of Rimin Kebe, on July 3, 2026.

The police spokesperson disclosed that some alleged accomplices of the suspect had already been charged to courtroom, with their trial at the moment ongoing.

He added that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect confessed to collaborating in a number of acts of thuggery and cell phone theft.

Kiyawa stated the suspect allegedly coordinated assaults, intimidated residents and took part within the snatching of valuables throughout the neighborhood.

He, nonetheless, stated the suspect remained in police custody as operatives intensified efforts to arrest different members of the alleged gang and get better stolen property and weapons suspected to have been used within the felony actions.

The command stated the suspect could be charged to courtroom upon the conclusion of investigations.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, counseled the operatives concerned within the arrest and urged residents to proceed offering credible data to safety companies to help efforts to deal with felony actions throughout the state.