Police arrest two over alleged kidnap plot in Kano

Kano State police arrested Aliyu Naziru Garba and Bashir Alhasan, both 20, over an alleged plot to kidnap Bangare village head Mallam Idris. Idris reported to the Gezawa police headquarters at about 1:30 a.m. on October 26 that a caller had threatened to abduct him two days earlier. Police spokesperson CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said the suspects confessed and investigations were continuing; they will be charged in court when the investigation is concluded. Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori praised the officers’ response and urged residents to report suspicious activity.