The Kano state police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Abubakar Burumburum, 27 year-old, who was found in possession of two AK-47 rifles by operatives of the Operation Puff Adder in the state.

The Kano state police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to journalists in Kano on Sunday.

Kiyawa said the suspect, who was apprehended following a tip-off, was currently undergoing interrogation at the state command.

He stated that the suspect, popularly known as Likita in the Birnin Gwari area, mostly carried out his activities in Kaduna, Kano and other parts of the northern states.

The suspect, who claimed to have six children confessed to being a cattle rustler and admitted that he once engaged in kidnapping twice, Sahelian Times reports.

He further said he was raised at Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State.

According to him, the two AK-47 rifles and ammunition were obtained from the children of one late Muhammadu Bakanoma in Zamfara State.

DSP Haruna Kiyawa confirmed that Burumburum would soon be charged after the completion of investigation.