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Shamsiyya and her gang
The Kano state Police command has apprehended a notorious female gang-leader terrorising the state alongside others.
The principal suspect, Shamsiyya Adamu, a 19-year-old resident of Brigade Quarters Kano, was arrested on December 21, 2024, following outcry from different parts of the state over cases of phone theft by a young lady.
The suspect was reported using a tricyclist and a cyber criminal to aid in her operations. Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, raised a special intervention squad, and the principal suspect was arrested on December 21, 2024.
Other accomplices arrested along with the female gang-leader are; Idris Yusuf: A 23-year-old tricycle rider who aided in transporting the principal suspect to commit crimes, Al’asan Dahiru: A 24-year old suspect who specialised in disposing of stolen items for the principal suspect.
Others include; Abdulmajid Haruna: A 27-year-old suspect who specialised in buying stolen properties. Six mobile phones were recovered from him and Salim Auwalu: A 21-year-old suspect who specialised in swindling money from victims’ bank accounts. (Blueprint, but headline rejigged)