Police arrest two suspects over alleged risk to kidnap Kano village head

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects over alleged risk to kidnap the village head of Bangare neighborhood in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson for the command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a press release issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

According to the PPRO, the village head reported the incident to the police, stating that he obtained a threatening cellphone name from an unknown individual on October 24, throughout which the caller threatened to kidnap him.

Following the report, police operatives hooked up to the Gezawa Division launched an investigation, resulting in the arrest of the 2 suspects recognized as Aliyu Naziru Garba and Bashir Alhasan.

“The Kano State Police Command has foiled an attempted kidnapping and arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation and attempted kidnapping,” the assertion learn.

“The incident was reported on 26th October, 2026 at about 0130hrs at Gezawa Divisional Police Headquarters by one Mallam Idris ‘m’, Village Head of Bangare Village, Gezawa LGA, who stated that on 24th October, 2026 at about 2133hrs, he received a threatening phone call from an unknown person threatening to kidnap him.

“Upon receipt of the report, operatives hooked up to Gezawa Division swiftly swung into motion.

“Sustained follow up coupled with intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the following suspects: Aliyu Naziru Garba ‘M’ aged 20 years
ii. Bashir Alhasan ‘M’ aged 20 years

“The suspects have confessed to the fee of the crime.

“Investigation is ongoing, after which they are going to be charged to court docket.”

The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, who directed the operation, commends the gallant efforts of the Police Officers of Gezawa Division for his or her swift {and professional} response.

He reaffirms the Command’s zero tolerance for all types of criminality.

The CP additional states that this achievement is in tandem with the policing imaginative and prescient and directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, which focuses on intelligence-led and technology-driven policing, professionalism, and proactive prevention of crime.

The Command calls on members of the general public to stay safety acutely aware and report any suspicious individual or motion to the closest Police Station or by way of the Command’s emergency strains: 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.