{"id":2585,"date":"2026-10-28T16:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/police-arrest-two-over-alleged-kidnap-plot-in-kano\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:50:19","slug":"police-arrest-two-over-alleged-kidnap-plot-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/police-arrest-two-over-alleged-kidnap-plot-in-kano\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest two over alleged kidnap plot in Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Hadiza Yusuf<\/p>\n

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old men over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of Bangare in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

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The suspects, identified as Aliyu Naziru Garba and Bashir Alhasan, were arrested following a report that the traditional leader, Mallam Idris, had received threats of abduction.<\/p>\n

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The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Kiyawa said Idris reported the threat at the Gezawa Divisional Police Headquarters at about 1:30 a.m. on October 26, stating that an unidentified person had called him two days earlier and threatened to kidnap him.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the report, police operatives attached to the Gezawa Division launched an operation which led to the arrest of the two suspects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kiyawa added that the suspects had confessed to the crime, while investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n

He said they would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the officers for their swift response and professional handling of the case.<\/p>\n

Bakori reiterated the command\u2019s commitment to tackling criminal activities across the state.<\/p>\n

The police urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious persons or movements to the nearest police station.<\/p>\n

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