Police arrest two teenage suspects for alleged illegal firearm possession in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 19-year-old males over the alleged illegal possession of a firearm and recovered a domestically made revolver pistol with two rounds of stay ammunition.

The command disclosed this in a press release issued on Thursday by its Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.

According to the assertion, the primary suspect, Rufai Ahmed, was arrested at about 10:30 pm on October 11, 2026, throughout an intelligence-led patrol alongside Sokoto Road in Kano.

The assertion stated operatives connected to the Farm Centre Police Division intercepted a tricycle, popularly referred to as Keke NAPEP, on suspicion of legal exercise.

“A search reportedly led to the discovery of a bag containing a locally fabricated revolver pistol and two rounds of live ammunition in Ahmed’s possession,” the assertion added.

The police stated additional investigation led to the arrest of a second suspect, Aliyu Ibrahim, of Kawo Quarters, Kano, in reference to the case.

The assertion added that operatives of the command’s Criminal Investigation Department took over the investigation following an order by the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

“The arrests have been made in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s directives on intelligence-led policing and the continued efforts to get better illegal firearms.

“The Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough investigation into the case, after which the suspects will be charged to court,” the assertion stated.

Bakori recommended the officers concerned in the operation and urged residents to proceed offering the police with credible data to assist stop crime.