Isiyaku Ahmed
The Nigeria Police in Kano has discovered an illegal rehabilitation center with 113 inmates in the Kumbotso local government area of the state.
The inmates were locked up in a room, some had various degrees of injuries resulting from torture.
This was contained in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the inmates were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital in Kano for treatment and have been handed over to the State Government.
The statement read;
On Sunday, January 2022 at about 1100hrs, a report was received from ten (10) escaped inmates of an illegal rehabilitation center, that one Musa Safiyanu, 55 years old, of Naibawa ‘Yan Lemo Quarters, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State is running an illegal rehabilitation center with chained, tortured and locked inmates, from where they escaped.
And that, one of the inmates named Aminu Ado, 22 years old, of Na’ibawa Quarters Kano was tortured to death on Saturday by Abdulladif Musa, 18 years old, of Na’ibawa Wailari Quarters Kumbotso LGA, Kano State.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi immediately raised and instructed a team of detectives led by CSP Abdulkarim Abdullahi to mount 24 hours surveillance, verify the report, rescue the victims and arrest the culprits.’’
“They immediately swung into action and the report was found to be true.
“On Monday, January 2022, the scene was visited and One Hundred and Thirteen (113) inmates were discovered confined and locked up in a room. Some with various degrees of injuries resulting from torture.
“They were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano for treatment and handed over to Kano State Government.
Six suspects; Musa Safiyanu, of Na’ibawa Yan Lemo Quarters, Kano, Abdullatif Musa, 18 years old, of Na’ibawa Wailari Quarters, Kano, Usman Abdulrauf Imam, 19 old of Yanya Abuja, Mustapha Bala, 20 years old, of Azare, Bauchi State, Sadiq Ismail, 19 years old, of Unguwa Uku Quarters, Kano, Umar Bako Abdulwahab, 38 years old, of Kureken Sani Quarters, Kumbotso LGA Kano State were arrested.”
On preliminary investigation, the suspects confessed to having been operating the center for over ten years despite the initial ban by Kano State Government.
The Commissioner of Police has ordered for discreet investigation. Suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
