Police arrest four for killing 84 chickens, stealing 13 crates of eggs

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects following an attack on a poultry farm in the Yankaba Road area of Tokarawa, Kano. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the incident occurred on November 3 and involved the slaughtering of approximately 84 chickens and the theft of 13 crates of eggs. Punch reports that the suspects are accused of attacking the farm and stealing the eggs.

Daily Post Nigeria stated that the suspects were apprehended on November 6 at about 8:10 a.m. when Special Intervention Squad operatives intercepted a blue Sharon Galaxy vehicle near Kofar Dawanau. The suspects, identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, 33; Aminu Abdullahi, 32; Lawan Dan Alhaji, 45; and Bashir Lawan, 45, reportedly confessed to their involvement during interrogation. The police noted that other accomplices remain at large.

Items recovered from the suspects include the vehicle used in the operation, 35 bags of chicken feeds, two fliers, and a sharp knife and three daggers that were stained with blood, Daily Post Nigeria reported. The recovered items have been handed over to the rightful owner.

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