The Kano State Police Command have displayed about 30 cattle rustlers and over 800 cattle recovered by the security operatives around Falgore forest in Tudun Wada/Doguwa local government areas of the State would be returned to their rightful owners among Fulani herdsmen.
Kano State police command displayed the 818 cattle and said they were recovered from cattle rustlers from the notorious Falgore Forest in Kano State. The police also paraded about 30 suspected cattle rustlers, many of them were in army and police uniforms. One of the rustlers allegedly bought the uniforms from a soldier who is now dead.
The state commissioner of police, Ibrahim K. Idris, described the arrest as the result of joint efforts, saying it was the biggest arrest and recovery of cows in recent times. Idris said he was part of the armed security personnel that penetrated the forest for such mission to be successful.
Among the dignitaries invited by the Kano Police command to see for themselves the biggest arrest of cattle rustlers and cattle recovery was the Kano emir, Muhammad Sanusi II, who out of sheer concern called for stiffer penalties for the rustlers, from life imprisonment to death penalty.
Emir Sanusi, who recited various verses from the Qur’an, said the perpetrators should not be spared as they were not spared, by the provisions of the Islamic law.
In his address, Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje expressed disgust at the recent onslaught on innocent Fulani cattle rearers by robbers, noting among the Fulani were people of good character who focus their attention and energy in rearing animals and that has long contributed to the economy of the state, the nation, West Africa region and the world as a whole.
Ganduje urged the police authorities to launch aerial surveillance in order to have a clearer picture of what is ongoing in the entire forest and for it to come up with a strategy to find a lasting solution to cattle rustling and killing of Fulani herders.
