The Kaduna Police Command said security operatives stormed criminal hideouts in the Kawo area of Kaduna and, arrested 27 suspected criminals, recovered dangerous weapons and hard drugs.

The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday in Kaduna.

Mr Hassan said the arrest of the suspects followed the commissioner of police’s directive to flush out criminal elements in the state.

“The command had conducted a series of raids in a joint operation with the military, DSS, and Kaduna State Vigilante Service within the Kawo area and its surroundings, leading to the arrest of numerous suspects and the recovery of dangerous weapons.

“On Sunday, at about 10:30 p.m., a joint tactical operation was launched in the nooks and crannies of Kawo and neighbouring areas.

“This operation led to the arrest of 27 suspects, and a significant cache of dangerous weapons was recovered from them.

” Exhibits recovered during the operation included knives, axes, cutlasses and large quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs,” Mr Hassan said.

He said the state police commissioner, Rabiu Muhammad, had reiterated the command’s unwavering commitment to maintaining law and order across the state.

Mr Muhammed emphasised that Kaduna remained a peaceful state, and the police would not allow miscreants or criminally minded individuals to destabilise the peace of the state.

“The police will continue to clamp down on miscreants and give them no breathing space within the state,” he added.

(NAN)