A 19-year-old woman has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for allegedly stealing mobile phones from residents. She is accused of operating with a tricycle driver and a cyber criminal.
The police in Kano State, Nigeria , have arrested a 19-year-old woman named Shamsiyya Adamu for allegedly robbing residents of their mobile phones. According to the police spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, the police received 30 complaints last year about Adamu's activities. She is accused of operating in residential areas, targeting housewives, and using a tricycle and a cyber criminal to aid in her operations.
Adamu would allegedly deceive housewives, steal their mobile phones, and then swindle money from their bank accounts
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