October 08, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have uncovered an illegal rehabilitation center at Yar Akwa in Naibawa Quarters, Tarauni Local Government, Kano State
Spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Thursday, said 47 inmates were rescued.
He said the development came after the police received report that one Aminu Rabiu is running an illegal rehabilitation center where he chained and tortured the inmates.
Haruna explained that the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko immediately raised and instructed a team of detectives to proceed to the scene, rescue the victims and arrest the culprits.
He said 47 inmates were discovered confined in the center, with four of the victims’ legs chained and some with various degrees of injuries resulting from torture.
Two suspects, 35-year Aminu Rabiu and his elder brother Fatihu Rabiu all of Yar Akwa Naibawa Quarters were arrested.
He said the inmates were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano for treatment and handed over to the Kano State Government.
The suspects, however, confessed to having resumed activities at the centre ten (10) months ago after the initial ban by the Kano State Government.
They will be charged to court upon completion of investigation, DSP Kiyawa, said.
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