- Safiu Kehinde
Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested six suspects involved in theft and receiving stolen property in the state.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano on Thursday.
According to Kiyawa, five suspects were initially arrested following a report of a stolen tricycle at Panshekara Quarters, Kano.
He added that the stolen tricycle, valued at N3.5 million, was sold to one Umar Dahiru, for N2.6 million who happened to be the sixth suspects.
The suspects confessed to stealing another tricycle, sold to Dahiru for N2.7 million.
Two tricycles and a horse bought with proceeds of the crime were recovered.
According to Kiyawa, Dahiru admitted buying the tricycles knowing they were stolen while the tricycles had been returned to their owners.
The spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Bakori, had directed an investigation to bring perpetrators to justice.
He reassured the public of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property.