Police arrest suspected phone snatcher who stabbed victim to death in Kaduna

The Kaduna Police Command said it has arrested the alleged telephone snatcher, Aminu Lawal, popularly known arsenic “Aminu Yayyafi”, who stabbed a passerby to decease on Kawo Flyover.

DAILY POST recalls that connected March 28, 2026, a passerby adjacent Mamu Oil on Kawo Flyover was attacked by a pack of notorious criminals and dispossessed of his mobile phone.

However, constabulary operatives permanently stationed nether the span promptly responded, rushed to the scene, and instantly conveyed the unfortunate to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital for urgent aesculapian attention. The victim, however, died, arsenic confirmed by the doc connected duty.

Reacting connected Sunday successful a statement, Deputy Superintendent of Police Mansir Hassan, Police Public Relations Officer for the Kaduna State Command, said the constabulary arrested 1 fishy who confessed to the crime, portion efforts are being intensified to apprehend his accomplices.

According to him, Commissioner of Police Rabiu Muhammad directed the country commander, the divisional constabulary officer, and different tactical teams to enactment decisively and hunt down the remaining suspects.

“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend different fleeing members of his gang, portion probe continues to guarantee each those progressive are brought to justice,” the connection said.

The Commissioner of Police further urged members of the nationalist to stay calm, assuring that the pol...