Katsina police arrest 26 suspected social miscreants

The Katsina State Police Command said its unit from Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) portion person arrested 26 suspected societal miscreants during a late-night cognition targeting transgression hideouts crossed Katsina metropolis.

According to a connection by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, the operation, was carried retired successful the aboriginal hours of April 14, 2026. He said the raid focused connected identified achromatic spots known for transgression activities.

“In a sustained effort to tackle the activities of societal miscreants terrorising the Katsina Metropolis, the Katsina State Police Command has recorded a large breakthrough with the apprehension of 26 suspected societal miscreants during an intelligence-led operation.” It said

It said connected April 14th, 2026, astatine astir 0200 hrs, the officer-in-charge of SWAT led a squad of operatives connected a coordinated cognition crossed identified transgression hideouts and achromatic spots wrong the metropolis. The cognition resulted successful the apprehension of twenty-six suspects progressive successful assorted transgression activities, including belonging to gangs of societal miscreants, unlawful society, and nationalist nuisance.

It recovered unrecorded ammunition, a sword, 2 cutlasses, a crisp knife, sticks, a saw, six suspected stolen mobile phones, adust leaves suspected to beryllium Indian hemp, 500 pieces of Exol tablets and a brace of subject camouflage shirts

According to the stat...