13 ‘prospective’ ISIS members arrested in Kano

THIRTEEN persons were arrested in Kano yesterday with fake ECOWAS passports on their way to Libya, suspected of traveling to an unidentified ISIS recruitment camp.

This was disclosed by the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a visit to the state police command.

The governor commended the state Police Commissioner, Muhammad Musa Katsina, on his efforts to rid the state of criminals.

The suspects were arrested by police along Karfi road, few kilometers from the metropolis.

Ganduje said he was shocked when he saw the young men planning to embark on such mission. He urged the police commissioner to do more for the security of the state and the nation in general.

The arrest came less than a month after the state security service confirmed the arrest of some ISIS members in the city.

While answering questions from the governor, the suspects confirmed that they were on their way to Libya en route Kano.

Briefing Ganduje on the activities of the command, the police commissioner said about 1,068 cartons of unregistered drugs estimated at N6 million were intercepted by his men.

“Large quantity of cocaine with estimated value of N2 billion, 32 bags and 532 parcels of Indian hemp valued at N2.5 million were also intercepted by this command,” Katsina disclosed.

“45 suspects were arrested with arms, 23 vehicles, 250 bags of rice, 43 motorcycles, 13 international passports, 41 cows, 12 goats and seven sheep were among the things recovered. Apart from N13,782,000 cash.”