The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of breaking into 4 retailers at City Centre Plaza, Farm Centre GSM Market, Kano, and stealing phones, electronics and different valuables.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a press release issued on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
According to the assertion, the incident was reported on November 7 by the plaza’s Chief Security Officer, Mohd Rabo, who knowledgeable the police that 4 retailers had been burgled at about 4am.
Following the report, the Divisional Police Officer in cost of Farm Centre Division mobilised detectives to the market in collaboration with the safety personnel.
On arrival, the officers reportedly discovered Abba Abubakar, 27, of Gama ‘A’, Brigade Quarters, Kano, transferring across the plaza with an iron noticed and a screwdriver.
The police stated the suspect couldn’t give a passable clarification for his presence, prompting his arrest and switch to the station for questioning.
During investigation, Abubakar allegedly confessed to breaking into the 4 retailers and stealing a number of gadgets, which the police stated had all been recovered.
The recovered property included “one Lenovo laptop computer, one Samsung pill, 95 keypad phones, 127 Android phones, one sound system, one inverter, 17 used Android screens, one photo voltaic controller, 29 energy banks, 15 wi-fi ear pods, 130 totally different telephone equipment and money of N350,000.”
The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, recommended officers of the Farm Centre Division for his or her fast response and profitable restoration of the stolen property.
He stated the operation demonstrated the significance of responding promptly to misery calls and dealing with market safety personnel and members of the general public.
Bakori added that the operation was in line with the policing imaginative and prescient of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, which focuses on intelligence-led operations, immediate response to crime, neighborhood partnership, professionalism and respect for human rights.
“The case can be charged to courtroom upon completion of investigation,” the assertion quoted the police commissioner as saying.
He assured merchants, store homeowners and residents of the command’s dedication to defending lives and property, whereas urging members of the general public to proceed offering the police with well timed and credible data.
