Kano State commissioner of police, Usaini Gumel, has said that within the last one year since he took over the command, the command under his watch has arrested and prosecuted over 3,000 criminals for various offences.
Gumel made this assertion yesterday when he unveiled his achievements at an interactive session with newsmen as part of activities marking his one year in office.
He said those arrested included kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers, human traffickers, illicit drug dealers and thugs.
He added that within this period the command had also received and profiled a total of 623 repentant thugs, who are currently engaged by the state government in various life-changing empowerment programmes.
He equally hinted that the command had also in the last one year, flushed out criminals who occupied the historic Dala Hill and used it as a hideout and enclave from where they launch mayhem and various criminal activities against the innocent people residing in the area.
Other heinous crimes included kidnapping, the threat of infiltration of bandits along border LGAs, especially Falgore and Dansoshiya forests, buying and selling of minors, motor vehicles theft, cross-border organized crimes, and illicit drug dealings, among others.
He therefore stated that by doing so, the criminals have not only attempted to destroy a major symbol of Kano’s history – Dala Hill, but almost destroyed a world-class tourist attraction, a source of wealth creation, and revenue generation in the state.
