The Kano State Police Command has intercepted suspected explosive materials and illicit drugs in two separate intelligence-led operations across the state.
CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed in a statement on Thursday, January 15, 2026, that a team of officers attached to the Anti-Daba Unit, while on surveillance patrol at Sani Mainagge Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area, intercepted a tricycle rider carrying three bags containing suspected heavy materials.
Experts from the command’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) unit conducted recognition and identification of the materials, discovering 3,700 electric detonators. The tricycle rider led police to the arrest of Ibrahim Garba, aka ‘Manyan Baki’, 49, from Zamfara State, who confessed to facilitating the movement of the explosives from Nasarawa State to other destinations. Investigations are ongoing.
In a separate operation, officers from the Rijiyar Lemo Police Division executed a search warrant at a residence in Tudun Bojuwa Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area, on January 13, 2026. Two large sacks containing suspected incriminating materials were recovered.
One sack was found to contain six rolls of detonating cords, while the other contained 20 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa and 220 sachets of suspected Exol tablets. A team from the EOD-CBRN unit conducted further verification, and investigations into the seizure are ongoing.
The police statement noted that the operations align with directives from the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on improved intelligence gathering and intelligence-led policing, marking significant breakthroughs in crime prevention and control in Kano State.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the officers involved and urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious movements, items, or activities to the nearest police station or through the Kano State Police Command emergency lines: 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.
“The public is advised not to touch any suspicious item, keep distance, and immediately report it to the Police,” the statement added.
