No fewer than four suspected bandits were apprehended with weapons at Kofar Ruwa Motor Park in Kano city.
The motor park, located near the Kofar Ruwa building materials market in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, is a major hub for travellers.
Residents said the suspects were apprehended on Monday while attempting to board a vehicle at the park to travel outside Kano.
“Some people in the park noticed suspicious weapons with the suspected bandits. They quickly alerted security personnel, who arrested them. They were four in number,” Musa Balarabe, a resident who witnessed the arrest, told Daily Trust.
He added that the suspects, arrested around 1:00 pm, were first taken to the Kofar Ruwa Police Division before being transferred to the Dala Division.
Another resident, Umar Nuhu, said he was in his shop around Kwanar Taya, a neighborhood near the police division, when the suspects were brought in.
Nuhu further noted that many residents gathered at the police division, with some even calling for jungle justice before dispersing.
When contacted, Kano Police spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, declined to comment on the incident, saying the command was still gathering facts before addressing the media.
