Kano anti-thuggery squad arrests suspected phone theft gang leader

The commander of the squad, Nura Salisu Sharada, disclosed this throughout an interview with an area radio station in Kano on Sunday.

Sharada stated the arrest adopted the sooner apprehension of 10 younger males suspected of stealing telephones and cash within the two markets.

According to him, the suspects recognized Ali Baban Jakai because the individual allegedly main them, prompting operatives of the squad to trace him down.

Meanwhile, the suspect denied any involvement with the alleged offence.

“I was involved in stealing phones and money from people for over six years, but I have since stopped,” he stated.

He, nevertheless, denied being the leader of the ten suspects arrested, though he acknowledged figuring out a few of them.