The Kano State Police Command has rescued Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rogo Local Government Area, after 68 days in captivity.
The police also arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and recovered an AK-47 rifle and 18 rounds of live ammunition.
Fanka was abducted on September 1, 2026, and rescued unhurt following sustained intelligence-led operations by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.
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The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Monday while presenting the rescued chairman to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the principal suspect, Shu’aibu Sulaiman, 25, popularly known as Lemu, was arrested on October 18 at Kwanar Dangora in Kiru Local Government Area.
The statement said the suspect confessed to the crime and provided information that led to the arrest of another member of the syndicate, identified as Mansur Usman, from Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
It described Usman as a driver for the syndicate, responsible for transporting kidnapped victims between hideouts in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states.
The police said both suspects were in custody, while investigations were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.
The Commissioner of Police said the operation was conducted in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on intelligence-led operations and community-centred policing.
In his remarks, Governor Yusuf commended the police commissioner and operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad for the successful rescue, pledging the state government’s continued support for security operations in Kano.
The police urged residents to provide timely and credible information to assist in the fight against crime, adding that the suspects would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations.
