The Kano State Government, in collaboration with the State Police Command, has begun profiling over 80 youths who previously engaged in violent and criminal activities but have now surrendered and renounced thuggery.
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The exercise, flagged off at the Kano Police Command headquarters, is part of the Safe Corridor Project, a non-kinetic initiative of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf aimed at reducing gangsterism, phone snatching, and other youth-related crimes in the state.
The first phase of the programme involved documenting and assessing the backgrounds of the repentant youths to support their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. The event brought together top security officials, including Commissioner of Police CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, the NDLEA State Commander, NSCDC State Commandant, Hisbah Commander General Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, and the Vigilante Group State Commandant.
Also present were Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs and Safe Corridor Coordinator, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya; Sarkin Shanun Kano, Alhaji Shehu Mohammed; Dan’Amar Kano, Alhaji Aliyu Umar Harazimi, alongside other dignitaries.
The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs emphasized that the government remains committed to granting amnesty to youths who renounce crime, explaining that the Safe Corridor Project focuses on rehabilitation and reintegration rather than confrontation.
CP Bakori commended the initiative and assured the Police Command’s full support for the programme. Traditional leaders, religious scholars, and elder statesmen also endorsed the project, encouraging more youths to take part and contribute to peace in Kano.
Some of the repentant youths, including Buzu and Mai Dangi, publicly vowed to abandon violent acts and pledged to encourage their peers to join the programme.
