Update: Police Arrest Phone Snatcher Who Stabbed Lady In Yobe

A suspected phone snatcher, Sani Musa of Nayi-Nawa ward, Damaturu, who stabbed a young sales girl with a knife before snatching her phone has been arrested by a Police Response Unit, known as Haba Maza, in collaboration with the State Intelligence Department.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.

He said the 22-year-old suspect was arrested in a hideout in possession of the victim’s snatched cell phone, (Itel A663LC/MTN Sim Card) along with other assorted charms.

“The culprit unequivocally confessed to the commission of the crime when interviewed by police”, the PPRO said.

He said a discrete investigation has commenced on the matter, and proactive measures taken to avert future occurrences.

TORI had earlier reported that a 24-year-old salesgirl, Sheba Simon was stabbed by unidentified hoodlums in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.