Notorious Kano robber Hassan Iliya caught with 2 Ak-47s rifles, N4.98m cash

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

Police operatives in Kano have arrested a 35-year-old alleged notorious armed robber identified as Hassan Iliya. The suspect, who hailed from Alhazawa Village, Musawa Local Government Area, Katsina State was nabbed for terrorizing communities in Kano and neighboring states.

Hassan was nabbed while attempting to escape on a motorcycle.

According to Kano state Police Command spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, “on August 5, 2024, a resident of Yandadi Village, Kunchi LGA, Kano State reported that armed robbers stormed his residence, attacked him, and robbed him N15 million.

Kiyawa said Hassan was arrested with two AK-47 rifles, 47 rounds of live ammunition and the sum of N4,986,000.00.

“Despite the management of the ongoing Nationwide Protest, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, directed a team of detectives to conduct intelligence-led patrols to arrest the culprits and recover their operational weapons.

“On the same date at about 06:00am, the team arrested the principal suspect, Hassan Iliya, 35 years old, of Alhazawa Village, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, while attempting to escape on a motorcycle.

‘A spot search revealed a sack containing two AK-47 Rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition and cash, totaling four million, nine hundred, and eighty-six thousand naira (N4,986,000.00). Investigation is ongoing.

He added that, “the Commissioner of Police urges the public to remain patriotic, avoid acts capable of instigating violence, and remain vigilant.”