Suspected burglar uses a knife to strike a woman, then takes her phone

Suspected thief attacks woman with knife and steals her phone in Jigawa

Ashiru Taoreed September 27, 2023Last Updated: September 27, 2023

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Suspected thief attacks woman with knife and steals her phone in Jigawa

A suspected thief was detained by the Jigawa State Police Command after he allegedly beat a woman and stole her phone, which was worth N20,000, in the state’s Jahun Local Government Area.

ASP Abubakar Isah, the 2IC Public Relations Officer of the command, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, said the suspect was arrested after a distress call from the victim.

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“On 22/09/2023 at about 0400hrs, a distress call was received from Kadoma village Jahun LGA that an unknown person trespassed into the house of one Halima Yau ‘f’ age 30yrs, and made away with her Tecno phone valued at twenty thousand naira (N20,000.00k), the suspect attacked her with a knife which as a result she sustained injuries on her face and back,” the statement read.

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“On receipt of the report, a team of Policemen were mobilized and swiftly rushed to the scene where the suspect was arrested and the exhibit was recovered

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence.”