APC Chairman’s Rescue: Another Governor Yusuf’s Accomplishment – A News Analysis
By Abdullahi Yusuf
“Insecurity challenges are something new and something alien that have just been observed here in the state, and by the grace of Allah, we will do whatever it takes to nip them in the bud, especially the activities of these bandits, kidnappers and others.
“We are aware that they have been attacking innocent communities, especially here in Tsanyawa and Shanono Local Government Areas.”
These were the remarks of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on December 2,2025,when he addressed troops of the Joint Task Force combating banditry and kidnapping in some communities in the state.
Since then,the Governor has consistently made good his pledge by giving the security agencies all the necessary support in their war against kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities in the state.
This explains why these vices have been significantly curtailed, especially in communities located in Tsanyawa and Shanono local governments and other areas that neighbour Katsina State, as the kidnappers and bandits now hardly cross in to unleash mayhem on innocent souls.
Governor Yusuf’s winning streak continued last week with the rescuing of the kidnapped Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Rogo Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdullahi Alasan Beli, popularly known as Abdullahi Fanka,
by the police.
Beli had spent 68 days in the kidnappers’ den before he was successfully rescued by operatives of the Kano State Police Command.
The command had said that Beli was kidnapped on September 1, 2026, but that it rescued him unhurt through sustained intelligence-led and technology-driven operations by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.”
It also disclosed that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.
The command said the breakthrough came on October 18, 2026, when its operatives arrested the principal suspect, identified as 25-year-old Shu’aibu Sulaiman, popularly known as Lemu, at Kwanar Dangora in Kiru Local Government Area.
According to the command,the suspect allegedly confessed to his involvement in the crime and provided useful information that assisted investigators in making further arrests.
The Commissioner of Police,Dr Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, then presented the rescued Beli to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,at a ceremony held at the Government House,Kano.
CP Bakori told the Governor that the successful operation that led to the rescue was part of the command’s ongoing commitment to combating kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes.
He expressed appreciation to the governor for his continued support and cooperation with the command.
Responding, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,who is also the Chief Security Officer of the state,commended the Commissioner of Police and operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad for their efforts, particularly the successful rescue of the victim after 68 days in captivity.
The governor also reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to supporting the police and other security agencies in their efforts to maintain peace and protect lives and property across the state.
The predicament of the APC chairman like other kidnapping incidents, had sent shock waves not only to the APC family but to the generality of the people of the state, especially as it happened when campaigns for the 2027 general elections had just begun.
But the rescuing of the APC bigwig by the police command supported by the Abba Kabir Yusuf administration had strengthened the belief in the state government’s commitment to curb kidnapping, banditry and other social vices in the state.
By now,the Rogo Local Government APC Chairman would have reunited with his family, having received medical attention and psychosocial rehabilitation at the expense of the state government, as directed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.