Tension erupted on Monday in the Ƙofar Ruwa area of Kano State as angry residents took to the streets, burning tyres and demanding that police hand over suspected kidnappers allegedly brought into the local police station.

A video obtained by SaharaReporters shows thick plumes of black smoke rising from burning tyres placed across a major road, with residents shouting in outrage after hearing that suspected bandits had been detained at the station.

The unrest prompted a swift deployment of police officers, who moved in to extinguish the fires and disperse the crowd before the situation escalated into full-scale mob violence.

Eyewitnesses said the protesters became agitated upon learning that the suspects were being held inside the station.

In the video, one man can be heard saying, “They brought kidnappers to Ƙofar Ruwa. People swore they would pull them out and kill them. That’s why the police refused and even blocked the road with tyres.”

Officers were seen pushing back the crowd and attempting to prevent any attempt to storm the police facility. By the time of filing this report, relative calm had returned, though the area remained tense.

Police authorities have not yet released an official statement identifying the detained suspects or commenting on the cause of the unrest.

This incident comes amid growing public frustration over rising insecurity in Kano. SaharaReporters previously reported that the League of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the state had warned that banditry and kidnappings were spreading at an alarming rate.

In a statement issued on November 30, 2025, the CSOs called for depoliticizing security operations and urged the deployment of modern technology, intelligence-driven policing, and cross-party collaboration to confront what they described as a “humanitarian and security monster.”

The group pointed to increasing kidnappings and community raids in southern and western Kano—particularly areas bordering Kaduna and Katsina. They warned that criminal syndicates were exploiting dense forests such as Falgore as operational bases, turning communities in Tudun Wada, Sumaila, Rogo, and Shanono into a “new corridor of terror.”

According to the CSOs, the spread of rural terrorism is being worsened by porous borders, the proliferation of small arms, and a growing kidnap-for-ransom economy—factors that have disrupted farming, displaced families, and weakened community resilience.