The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Abba Abubakar, in connection with the burglary of four shops at City Centre Plaza, recovering 222 mobile phones, ₦350,000 and several other items suspected to have been stolen.
Police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, announced the arrest on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
According to the police, the incident was reported on November 7 by Mohd Rabo, the plaza’s Chief Security Officer, who discovered that four shops had been broken into.
In a statement, Kiyawa said officers attached to the Farm Centre Division were immediately deployed to the scene alongside market security personnel.
On arrival, the officers reportedly found Abubakar, of Gama ‘A’, Brigade Quarters, Kano, wandering around the plaza with an iron saw and a screwdriver. He was questioned but allegedly failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for his presence, leading to his arrest.
The police spokesperson said investigations later revealed that the suspect had confessed to breaking into the four shops and stealing the recovered items.
The recovered property includes one Lenovo laptop, one Samsung tablet, 95 keypad phones, 127 Android phones, a sound system, an inverter, 17 used Android screens and a solar controller.
Other items recovered were 29 power banks, 15 wireless earpods, 130 assorted phone accessories and ₦350,000 in cash.
The police said all the listed items had been recovered as investigations into the burglary continued.
