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The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected thief who allegedly broke into four shops at City Centre Plaza, Farm Centre GSM Market, Kano, and recovered all the stolen items.
The suspect was identified as Abba Abubakar, 27, of Gama ‘A’, Brigade Quarters, Kano, according to a Wednesday statement by command spokesman, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa.
The command disclosed that at about 7:15 am on November 7, Mohd Rabo, the Chief Security Officer of City Centre Plaza, reported at Farm Centre Division that at about 4:00 am the same day, four shops were discovered broken into at the plaza.
Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Farm Centre Division, immediately mobilised detectives to the scene in collaboration with the market security.
On reaching the market, Abubakar was sighted loitering inside the plaza with an iron saw and a screwdriver in his possession, the command said.
After questioning, he could not give a satisfactory account of himself.
He was immediately arrested and taken to the station.
During investigation, the suspect allegedly confessed to having broken into the four shops and carted away the items, all of which have been recovered.
The recovered items include one Lenovo laptop, one Samsung tablet, 95 keypad phones and 127 Android phones, making a total of 222 phones, as well as one sound system, one inverter, 17 used Android screens, one solar controller, 29 power banks, 15 wireless ear pods, 130 varieties of phone accessories and cash of N350,000.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the swift response, professionalism and dedication of officers of Farm Centre Division for the arrest and recovery.
He said the success was a clear demonstration of prompt response to distress calls and effective collaboration with market security and members of the public.
The CP reiterated that the operation is in line with the policing vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, which emphasises intelligence-led policing, prompt response to crime, community partnership, professionalism and respect for human rights.
The command said the case would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
The commissioner assured traders, shop owners and residents of Kano of the command’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property, and urged the public to continue to support the police with timely and credible information.
