Police arrest four suspects in Kano, recover three stolen vehicles

The Kano State Police Command arrested four suspects and recovered three stolen vehicles during separate operations conducted between October 8 and 9, 2026, according to Daily Post Nigeria. The recovered vehicles include a Toyota Corolla, a Hiace bus, and a Canter truck, as reported by Punch Nigeria. Daily Post Nigeria stated the operations were part of efforts to combat vehicle theft through public cooperation, technical support, and intelligence gathering.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the first case involved an ash-colored 2010 Toyota Corolla belonging to Aminu Yahaya. Yahaya reportedly gave the car to Sale Usman, also known as Dambu, to sell, but Usman allegedly moved the vehicle without consent. Anti-Kidnapping Squad operatives recovered the car from a man identified as Sulaiman in Katsina State, who claimed to have purchased the vehicle for N7.5 million.

In a separate operation detailed by Daily Post Nigeria, two suspects were arrested after a white Toyota Hiace minibus was stolen from Singer Market on October 5. The vehicle belonged to Isah Abdullahi of Bachirawa Quarters. Daily Post Nigeria noted that the operations were led by Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori and communicated via a statement by Police Public Relations Officer CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Daily Post Nigeria — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.