Man offers students fake jobs, steals mobile phones in Kano 

For alleged fake ushering occupation involving students of Bayero University, Kano, a 32-year-old suspect, Richard Peter, is presently successful the custody of the constabulary astatine the portion 1 office successful Kano.

The constabulary besides recovered  29 mobile phones and different items allegedly stolen from the victims.

A connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the zone, DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, explained that a petition submitted by a radical of students led by Clementina Paul connected the activities of the suspect, who is said to beryllium from Lagos State, led to his arrest.

Paul was alleged to person defrauded the affected students nether the guise of offering ushering jobs.

On May 10, 2026, the constabulary revealed done preliminary probe that the suspect, utilizing 1 Faith Dauda, invited 38 pistillate students to Mairabo Hotel successful the Sabon Gari country of Kano.

The victims were allegedly asked to alteration into moving attire and were ordered to permission their phones and idiosyncratic belongings down connected the assertion that phones were not allowed astatine the expected lawsuit venue, pursuing their arrival.

The connection added, “The fishy aboriginal took the students to the edifice restaurant, ordered nutrient valued astatine N6,000 for each idiosyncratic and disappeared without paying.”

It explained that aft eating and waiting for sever...