Kano armed robbery gang beat residents, steal N3.9 million
A notorious armed robbery gang leader, Mujahid Sulaiman, has been arrested by the Kano State police command.
The suspected armed robbers, according to police spokesperson in the state SP Magaji Musa Majia, took away one Toyota Vibe Motor vehicle, cash and other valuables worth about N3.9 million.
Majia said the suspected gang leader was arrested last month.
“On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at about 12:30am, a notorious armed robbery leader Mujahid Suleman of Sheka quarters, Kano, led three of his gang members: Rabiu Sama’ila, Uwardawa Abo and another simply identified as Al-Amir, all of same address and now at large,” the statement said.
It added that the suspects, armed with cutlasses and knives, stormed three houses located in Sheka quarters where they beat and injured residents before they robbed them of their belongings.
“The suspect at hand, Mujahid Sulaiman, confessed to the crime and mentioned one Abdul-Aziz now at large as the person who fed them with information on the houses they attacked,” the statement added.
