Police arrest four over slaughter of 84 chickens, theft of 13 egg crates in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four men for allegedly slaughtering 84 chickens and stealing 13 crates of eggs during an attack on a poultry farm in the state.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the command’s Special Intervention Squad on November 6 while conducting surveillance along Kofar Dawanau in Kano.

The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the operatives intercepted a blue Sharon Galaxy vehicle with registration number KADUNA MKA 692 ZB at about 8:10 am.

According to the police, the suspects confessed during interrogation that they conspired with other accomplices, who are still at large, to attack the poultry farm along Yankaba Road, via Tokarawa, on November 3.

“They armed themselves with dangerous weapons and attacked a poultry farm, where they slaughtered about 84 chickens and stole 13 crates of eggs, among other items,” the statement said.

The arrested suspects were identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, 33; Aminu Abdullahi, 32; Lawan Dan Alhaji, 45, all residents of Kano, and Bashir Lawan, 45, from Katsina State.

Items recovered from them include the intercepted vehicle, 35 bags of chicken feed, a sharp knife with blood stains, three daggers with blood stains and two fliers.

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The police said the recovered items had been handed over to the farm owner, who commended the command for its prompt response.

Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, praised the Special Intervention Squad for what he described as its vigilance, gallantry and intelligence-led operation.

Bakori said the arrests were in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s directives on proactive crime prevention and intelligence-led policing.

He warned criminal elements to desist from unlawful activities, assuring residents that the command would sustain efforts to rid the state of crime.

The commissioner also urged members of the public to provide credible information on suspicious persons and activities to support security operations.