Police Arrest Suspected Thief, Recover 222 Phones in Kano
A 27-year-old man has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for suspected involvement in a recent burglary incident at City Centre Plaza in Kano.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed that the suspect, Abba Abubakar, was apprehended after being caught with an iron saw and a screwdriver while entering the plaza.
The incident occurred on November 7th, when the Chief Security Officer of the plaza reported four shops broken into and various items stolen, including phones, laptops, tablets, power banks, and other electronic devices.
During interrogation, Abubakar confessed to breaking into the shops and stealing the recovered items, which include 95 keypad phones, 127 Android phones, one laptop, one tablet, 29 power banks, 15 wireless earphones, 17 used Android screens, and N350,000 cash.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Dikko, expressed satisfaction with the prompt response of the Farm Centre Division and the cooperation of the public in providing vital information.
The stolen items will be handed over to the owners after investigation is completed.
This operation is in line with the Inspector-General of Police's vision for intelligence-led operations, swift response to crime, community partnership, professionalism, and respect for human rights.
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