The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected thug over the alleged kidnapping of a nine-year-old boy, Ubaidu Sammani, in Rimin Kebe community of the state.
The suspect, identified as Abubakar Isma’il, popularly known as ‘Sankolo’, was arrested at about 9:30pm on November 6, 2026, by operatives of the Zango Police Division under Operation Kukan Kura.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement, saying the arrest followed intelligence gathered after the apprehension of another suspected thug, Umar Usman, popularly known as ‘Ta’ambo’, on November 5.
According to Kiyawa, Sankolo had been on the police wanted list over alleged involvement in thuggery and other criminal activities in Rimin Kebe and neighbouring communities.
He said the suspect was also a principal suspect in the kidnapping of Ubaidu, son of Alhaji Sammani of Rimin Kebe, on July 3, 2026.
The police spokesperson disclosed that some alleged accomplices of the suspect had already been charged to court, with their trial currently ongoing.
He added that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect confessed to participating in several acts of thuggery and mobile phone robbery.
Kiyawa said the suspect allegedly coordinated attacks, intimidated residents and participated in the snatching of valuables within the community.
He, however, said the suspect remained in police custody as operatives intensified efforts to arrest other members of the alleged gang and recover stolen property and weapons suspected to have been used in the criminal activities.
The command said the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the operatives involved in the arrest and urged residents to continue providing credible information to security agencies to support efforts to tackle criminal activities across the state.
