Crime
Police Arrest Four Notorious POS, Phone Thieves In Jigawa
The suspects who also specialized in housebreaking and theft, terrorized the communities
Dutse, Jigawa State– Men of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested four notorious suspects in Point of Sale (POS) and mobile phone thefts in Kazaure Local Government Area of the State.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Isah, who disclosed this to the newsmen on Saturday, December 16, 2023, said the suspects confessed to having been operating for four years.
“The suspects who also specialized in housebreaking and theft, terrorized the communities of Kanti, Katoge, and Shagari Quarters all in Kazaure metropolis.
“On 15/12/2023 at about 0700hrs, notorious P.O.S and Handset thieves were arrested by the gallant men of the Kazaure Division while acting on in-depth intelligence,” the statement read.
“One Najib Murtala ‘m’ 23yrs of Galandi Quarters accompanied with other three (3), and the following exhibits were recovered in their possession; a P.O.S machine, and two (2) android handsets.
“Investigation revealed that the suspects specialized in housebreaking and theft and terrorized the communities of Kanti, Katoge, and Shagari Quarters all in Kazaure metropolis.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed to being nine (9) man syndicates who have been in the system for four (4) years.
According to him, all the suspects arrested will be arraigned in court for prosecution after a discreet investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Dutse.”