Posted by Chinenye on Thu 12th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Kano after police allegedly caught him inside a phone market with hundreds of stolen phones and other items.
(Suspect. Photo by Dateline Nigeria)
Kano Police have arrested a 27 years old man, Abba Abubakar, for allegedly breaking into four shops at Farm Centre GSM Market.
Police spokesperson Abdullahi Kiyawa said the burglary was reported at about 7.15am on 7 November, after the shops were broken into at around 4am.
Officers found Abubakar loitering inside the plaza with an iron saw and a screwdriver.
He could not explain his presence, so he was arrested.
He later confessed to the break in.
Police caught the thief and recovered 222 mobile phones, including 95 keypad phones and 127 Android phones, along with a laptop, a tablet, power banks, earpods, phone accessories, a sound system, an inverter and N350,000 in cash.
Kiyawa said Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori praised the Farm Centre Division officers for their quick response.
He added that the suspect will be charged in court once the investigation is complete.