The Kano State Taskforce on Peace Restoration and Youth Rehabilitation has apprehended about 500 suspected criminals who engaged in various thuggery and drug-related activities in the state.
The force committee constituted by the state government comprised the Police, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Correctional Service, Immigration, Vigilante, and other government functionaries.
Chairman of the committee, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim, disclosed the arrest at a security stakeholders engagement held on Sunday.
Ibrahim, who doubles as Commissioner for Science and Technology, noted that the committee has intensified efforts to curtail varying menace in the state.
He said the committee has identified dangerous spots and criminal hideouts in several communities within the eight metropolitan council areas of the state.
He called on the community leaders to support the…
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