Two suspected armed robbers allegedly terrorising Falgore Forest and its environs in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State have been arrested.
The police recovered N600,000 and nine mobile phones from them.
The suspects, identified as Sulaiman Alhaji Umaru, 35, of Damau Village, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and Abubakar Sale, 22, of Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, were arrested on November 6, 2026.
The Kano State Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.
According to the statement, operatives attached to the Doguwa Division arrested the suspects at Dogon Dutse, Falgore Forest, around 5pm following intelligence received by the police.
One of the suspects, Umaru, reportedly confessed to conspiring with seven others to rob Adamu Sa’adu of Kubau, Kaduna State, of N1.35m and other valuables in the Falgore Forest area.
The police said the items recovered from the suspects included N600,000 cash, nine mobile phones of different makes, knives and sticks.
The other members of the gang are reportedly still at large, with the police saying efforts are underway to apprehend them.
The command added that the investigation was ongoing and the suspects would be charged to court upon its conclusion.
