Four suspects have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command over an armed attack on a poultry farm in Kano, where the assailants allegedly slaughtered 84 chickens, stole 13 crates of eggs and carted away other items.
The suspects were also allegedly found with 35 bags of chicken feed, blood-stained knives and daggers following their arrest.
The police said operatives of the Command’s Special Intervention Squad intercepted the suspects on November 6, 2026, at about 8:10am, along Kofar Dawanau in Kano, while they were travelling in a blue Sharon Galaxy vehicle with registration number KADUNA MKA 692 ZB.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the suspects confessed during interrogation that they had conspired with other accomplices, now at large, to attack a poultry farm along Yankaba Road, Tokarawa, on November 3.
The suspects allegedly armed themselves with dangerous weapons before invading the farm, slaughtering about 84 chickens and stealing 13 crates of eggs, among other valuables.
The police said further investigations led to the arrest of two additional suspects, bringing the total number of arrests to four.
The suspects were identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, 33; Aminu Abdullahi, 32; Lawan Dan Alhaji, 45; and Bashir Lawan, 45.
While Ibrahim, Abdullahi and Dan Alhaji are residents of different parts of Kano, the fourth suspect, Lawan, is from Katsina State.
Items recovered from the suspects include 35 bags of chicken feed, one sharp knife with blood stains, three blood-stained daggers, two fliers and the vehicle allegedly used in their operations.
The police said the recovered items had been handed over to the poultry farm owner, who commended the command for its prompt response and professionalism.
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the Special Intervention Squad for what he described as its vigilance, gallantry and intelligence-led operation.
Bakori said the arrests were in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on intelligence-led operations, proactive crime prevention and community-based policing.
He warned criminal elements to desist from criminal activities, insisting that the command would intensify efforts to rid the state of criminal networks.
He added that efforts were ongoing to arrest other suspects still at large and recover additional stolen items.
