Kano Police Arrest Four Over Attack on Poultry Farm, Slaughter of 84 Chickens

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects over an alleged attack on a poultry farm in which approximately 84 chickens were slaughtered and 13 crates of eggs stolen.

The attack occurred on November 3, 2026, at a poultry farm along Yankaba Road, via Tokarawa, Kano.

The suspects allegedly carried out the operation alongside other accomplices who are still at large.

The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday, November 12, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.

According to the police, operatives of the command’s Special Intervention Squad intercepted a blue Sharon Galaxy vehicle with registration number KADUNA MKA 692 ZB along Kofar Dawanau, Kano, on November 6 at approximately 8:10 a.m., during a surveillance operation.

The suspects reportedly confessed during interrogation that they conspired with other accomplices, armed themselves with dangerous weapons and attacked the poultry farm.

The police said approximately 84 chickens were slaughtered during the operation, while 13 crates of eggs and other items were stolen.

The four arrested suspects were identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, 33; Aminu Abdullahi, 32; Lawan Dan Alhaji, 45; and Bashir Lawan, 45.

The police said the first three suspects reside in different quarters of Kano, while Bashir Lawan is from Katsina State.

Items recovered during the operation included the blue Sharon Galaxy vehicle, 35 bags of chicken feed, a sharp knife with bloodstains, three daggers with bloodstains and two fliers.

The command said the recovered items had been handed over to the poultry farm owner, who commended the police for their response and professionalism.

The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the operatives of the Special Intervention Squad for what he described as their vigilance and intelligence-led policing.

He said the operation was in line with directives from the Inspector-General of Police on proactive crime prevention and intelligence-led operations.

The police added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the remaining accomplices and recover other stolen items, while investigations into the incident continued.

The command also urged residents to provide credible information about suspicious activities to support security operations across the state.