The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected thief, one Abba Abubakar, who broke into four shops at City Centre Plaza, Farm Centre GSM Market, Kano, and recovered all the stolen items.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of Kano State Police Command CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa on Wednesday.
“On 7th November, 2026, at about 7:15am, one Mohd Rabo, the Chief Security Officer of City Centre Plaza, reported at Farm Centre Division that on the same date at about 4:00am, about four shops were discovered broken into at the Plaza.
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.
During the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to having broken into the said four shops and carted away the following items, all of which have been recovered:
- One Lenovo Laptop
- One Samsung Tablet
- Ninety-five keypad phones
- One hundred and twenty-seven Android phones
- One sound system
- One inverter
- Seventeen used Android screens
- One solar controller
- Twenty-nine power banks
- Fifteen wireless ear pods
- One hundred and thirty varieties of phone accessories
- 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 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.
The Commissioner reiterated that the operation is in line with the policing vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, which emphasises intelligence-led policing, prompt response to crime, community partnership, professionalism and respect for human rights.
The case will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
The Commissioner assured traders, shop owners and residents of Kano State of the Command’s 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.