The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Usman Lawan Baba, also known as “Yellow”, in connection with the 2023 kidnapping of the Village Head of Garun Babba, Alhaji Abdulmumini Mudi Zakari. “The arrested suspect, Usman Lawan Baba, has confessed to the crime and admitted to receiving six thousand naira (₦6,000) as his share of the stolen money. He also revealed the identities of his accomplices, including: Bello9 Kici-Kici of Falgore Village, Doguwa LGA, Kano State, who was neutralized by the Police during a kidnapping operation in Jigawa State, with an AK-47 rifle recovered. “Mallam Sale of Gezawa LGA, who was neutralised by the Police during an armed robbery incident in Gezawa LGA, Kano State. Ruwa Shehu of Gafan Village, Bebeji LGA, Kano State, who is currently in a correctional facility for a kidnapping-related offense.