Report by Adamu Yusuf; Editing by Basirat Memudu
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested twenty seven suspects in connection with the brutal killing of a naval officer in the Kawo area of Kaduna North Local Government Area.
The officer was reportedly stabbed to death by assailants after refusing to surrender his phone.
In a statement by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, says the operation was part of efforts to flush out criminal elements disturbing the peace in Kaduna.
He explained that police operatives, in collaboration with the military, the Department of State Services and local vigilantes, launched a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in the Kawo area.
The joint operation, conducted yesterday which led to the arrest of the suspects and also recovered a cache of weapons and illicit substances from the suspects.
Among the items recovered were knives, axes, cutlasses, as well as large quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs.
Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to maintaining law and order across Kaduna State.
He stressed that the Command would continue to pursue and dismantle all criminal networks that pose a threat to public safety and the peace of residents.
The Commissioner further warned individuals or groups intending to disrupt public order to desist or vacate the state, stating that the police would give no room for miscreants to operate.
He also urged the public to remain vigilant and cooperate with law enforcement agencies in the ongoing fight against crime.
