A notorious gang leader wanted for deadly thuggery in Kano State has been brought back to Kano following his arrest in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspect, Ishaq Lawan Ibrahim, 27, popularly known as “Malam Keya,” was flown back on a commercial flight under tight security.
According to Barrister Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, Chairman of the Kano State Multi-Agency Taskforce on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking , Keya who was declared wanted for allegedly funding and masterminding violent gang clashes in several communities, ran for a long time.
Keya, a resident of Yelwa quarters in Dala Local Government Area of Kano state, was accused of fueling unrest in areas including Jakara, Madigawa, Yelwa, Sanka, Ƙul-Ƙul, Dogon Nama, Kuka Bulukiya, Dala, Shatsari, and Dandalin Turawa.
To avoid arrest, the suspect escaped from Kano and hid in the Niger Delta region.
However, an intelligence led operation by the task force tracked him down in Port Harcourt.
He was immediately flown back to Kano under tight security to face justice.
The task force said the arrest shows its commitment to ending thuggery and drug trafficking in the state, adding that Malam Keya remains in custody and will be charged to court once the necessary paperwork is completed.
