The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspected thieves – Clement Amos and Isyaku Hassan, both 25 years old – for allegedly stealing N500,000 salaries of Islamiyya school teachers.
Spokesman of the police in Kano, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said in a statement that the suspects trailed a man who withdrew the amount from a bank in Kano.
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The statement said, “On April 21, 2022 at about 11am, a distress call was received from a resident of Ja’in Quarters, Kano Municipal LGA that on the same date at about 1000hrs, he withdrew the sum of N500,000 from UBA located at Sharada Quarters Kano with intent to pay the salaries of Islamiya School Teachers.
“He put the money inside his motorcycle. On his way to layin Ganduje Sharada, he entered a shop to buy some goods. When he came out, he discovered that the money was removed. He immediately raised an alarm and contacted the police through the command’s emergency number: 08032419754.
“On receipt of the report, Commissioner of Police, Kano State, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, raised and instructed a team of Operation Puff Adder led by SP Abdulrahim Adamu, Divisional Police Officer Sharada Division to arrest the culprits.
“The team immediately swung into action. With sustained follow-up coupled with efforts of the members of the Sharada community, the thieves were trapped and arrested, one Clement Amos, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Dakata Quarters Kano, and Isyaku Hassan, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Dorayi Quarters Kano.
“On preliminary investigation, the suspects confessed that they operate as a syndicate, they went to UBA Sharada Quarters and monitor those withdrawing money from the Bank. Having realized that the man withdrew a huge amount of money and put it inside his motorcycle, they trailed him with their motorcycle.
“When he stopped to buy goods from a nearby shop, they removed the money from the motorcycle and zoomed off on their motorcycle where they were trailed and arrested.”
The CP directed that the case be transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation, after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.
