In the face of its pledge to rid Kano state of crimes and criminality within one month, the State Police Command have arrested 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and Niger Republic.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Kano on Wednesday.
Gumel said that seven of the illegal immigrants are Malians while five are Nigerien nationals, who were deported from Saudi Arabia.
According to him, they were apprehended while being camped in a house located in Hotoro Yandodo Quarters, Kano.
“The immigrants have wounds after altering their fingerprints with razor cuts to evade detection by Saudi Arabian authorities,” CP Gumel said.
In the same vein, Gumel said the Command arrested 33 other suspected criminals.
“The 33 other suspects were arrested for various offenses which include armed robbery, theft, kidnapping, and possession of illicit weapons among others,” the commissioner said.
The items recovered, he said, included 46 Mobile Phones, 21 SIM-Cards, knives, cutlass, one toy gun, and a bunch of master keys.
Others included sachets of diazepam tablets, 79 pieces of exol tablets, and 98 wraps of dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp, among others.
He said the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.
The CP commended the people of the state for their continued support, understanding, and cooperation in the fight against crime and criminality in the state.
He urged all police officers to redouble their efforts, apply proficiency and remain steadfast in crime fighting.
In case of emergencies, he said, the Kano State Police Command can be contacted through the following phone numbers; 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.
