PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CP IBRAHIM ADAMU BAKORI, PhD ON SECURITY SITUATION OF KANO STATE AND SUCCESSES RECORDED BY THE COMMAND IN ITS SUSTAINED FIGHT AGAINST ALL FORMS OF CRIMES IN THE STATE, HELD ON THURSDAY 10TH JULY, 2025 AT BOMPAI POLICE HEADQUARTERS, KANO
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press;
I am pleased to welcome you to this Press Briefing and I thank you for your continuous support and partnership in our collective efforts to ensure safety and security in Kano State.
2. This media briefing aims to bring you up to speed on the current security progressions made, and the crime fighting strategies adopted by the Command as well as the achievements recorded in our sustained efforts to rid the State of all forms of crimes and criminality.
3. In this early second half of the year 2025 (i.e. 3rd Quarter of the Year), the dynamic security situation of the State was carefully studied and demographically analyzed. Consequently, the Command has now strategically launched a Special Operation, tagged “Operation Kukan Kura” which symbolizes adherence to the co-ethics of community policing where members of the public participate actively in policing activities, including information sharing, crime prevention, management and control. This is in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM to all Police Commands and Formations on community-centric policing and strategy to dominate the public space against all forms of crimes and criminality.
4. The objective of this Special Operation is to act as a radar to detect and proactively nip in the bud any threats of thuggery-related crimes within Kano Metropolis, banditry and kidnapping along Kano borders, drug trafficking and abuse as well as other social vices in the State. Significant breakthroughs have been made since the launch of the operation on 1st of July, 2025.
5. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, from the Command’s last Press Release of 16th June, 2025 (i.e. within 24 days), a total of ninety-eight (98) suspects have been arrested, involved in twenty-one (21) major cases of armed robbery, thuggery (Daba), drug dealings, theft, fraud, etc.
Exhibits recovered from them included dangerous weapons; suspected stolen motor vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles, mobile phones etc.; illicit drugs and counterfeit currencies. The summary of the achievements recorded is as follows:
ARRESTS:
i. Four (04) suspected kidnappers
ii. Twenty-one (21) suspected armed robbers
iii. Five (5) suspected drug dealers
iv. Twelve (12) suspected motor vehicle thieves
v. Four (04) suspected fraudsters
vi. Five (05) suspected thieves
vii. Forty-seven (47) suspected thugs
RECOVERIES:
i. Six (06) motor vehicles
ii. Eight (08) Tricycles
iii. Ten (10) motorcycles
iv. Forty-two (42) tubes of red solutions
v. Thirty-five (35) parcels, one thousand one hundred and twenty-three (1123) wraps of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa
vi. Eighty-six (86) Bottle of suck and die
vii. Thirty (30) sachets, forty-three (43) pieces of Exol tablets
viii. Ten (10) sachets and fifty-three (53) pieces of diazepam tablets
ix. Sixteen (16) cutlasses and Ninety-eight (98) knives
x. Ten thousand counterfeit US dollar ($10,000)
xi. Thirteen (13) mobile phones
xii. Five (05) motor batteries and three (03) motor spare tyres.
6. Going Forward:
The newly launched Operation Kukan Kura is being integrated into the several robust Operational Strategies earlier adopted by the Command that have had great impact in curbing crimes in the State, including Intelligence-led Raid operations, visibility patrols, strengthened synergy with other security agencies, strategic communication, and robust community policing engagements with traditional rulers, religious leaders, members of the press, youths’ groups, NGOs, CSOs, community members and other key stakeholders, etc.
7. Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their cooperation. I assure you that the Kano State Police Command remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property in the State. I urge everyone to keep reporting any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station or through the following emergency contact numbers; 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.
