POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED PHONES THIEF, RECOVER LAPTOP, 222 PHONES, OTHER STOLEN GOODS FROM CITY CENTRE PLAZA
By Aminu Garko
Kano, Nov. 11, 2026 , The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected thief who broke into four shops at City Centre Plaza, Farm Centre GSM Market, Kano, and recovered all the stolen items.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano.
Kiyawa said that on Nov. 7, at about 7:15 a.m., one Mohd Rabo, the Chief Security Officer of City Centre Plaza, reported at Farm Centre Division that on the same date at about 4 a.m., about four shops were discovered broken into at the plaza.
He said 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, one Abba Abubakar, 27, of Gama ‘A’, Brigade Quarters, Kano, was sighted loitering inside the plaza with an iron saw and a screwdriver in his possession.
“After questioning, he could not give a satisfactory account of himself. He was arrested and brought to the station,” he said.
Kiyawa said during the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to having broken into the said four shops and carted away the items, all of which have been recovered.
He listed the recovered items as one Lenovo laptop, one Samsung tablet, 95 pieces of keypad phones, 127 pieces of Android phones, one sound system, one inverter, 17 used Android screens, one solar controller, 29 pieces of power banks, 15 wireless ear pods, 130 varieties of phone accessories and cash sum of N350,000.
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the swift response, professionalism and dedication of the police officers of Farm Centre Division for the arrest and recovery.
He noted that the success is a clear demonstration of prompt response to distress calls and effective collaboration with market security and members of the public.
Bakori reiterated that the operation is in line with the policing vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, which emphasises intelligence-led policing, prompt response to crime, community partnership, professionalism and respect for human rights.
He said the case will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
Bakori assured traders, shop owners and residents of Kano State of the command’s unwavering 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.
