Police arrest two teenagers, recover pistol in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 19-year-old men for the alleged unlawful possession of a firearm. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the suspects are Rufai Ahmed and Aliyu Ibrahim of Kawo Quarters, Kano. Punch Nigeria also reported the arrest of the two men and the recovery of a locally made revolver pistol.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the first suspect, Rufai Ahmed, was arrested at approximately 10:30 pm on October 11, 2026, during an intelligence-led patrol on Sokoto Road. Operatives from the Farm Centre Police Division intercepted a tricycle, or Keke NAPEP, and discovered a bag containing the locally fabricated revolver and two rounds of live ammunition in Ahmed's possession.

Following the initial arrest, the command's Criminal Investigation Department took over the investigation per orders from Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Arabian Business, Daily Post Nigeria — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.