Zahraddeen Ja’afaru, an alleged hand set snatcher
Nassarawa State police command has arrested one Zahraddeen Ja’afaru of Angwan Jaba, Lafia, an alleged notorious hand set snatchers and recovered four stolen Phones, a Power Bank/Seventy-One sim cards from different network providers
Police, acting based on a complaint lodged at ‘A’ Division, Lafia that on 06/02/2024 at about 0450hrs, thieves broke into a house located behind Sabo Garage and carted away three (3) mobile phones and a power bank.
Police operatives attached to the said Division carried out a comprehensive investigation which led to the arrest of one Zahraddeen Ja’afaru ‘M’ of Angwan Jaba, Lafia. A search warrant was executed at his residence where four (4) stolen phones and a power bank were recovered.
Furthermore, Seventy-one (71) SIM cards of different network service providers were also recovered as an exhibit.
However, the suspect has confessed to being responsible for a series of house-breaking/theft and snatching of handsets from members of the public in Lafia and its environs.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada psc, mni, has tasked the Divisional Police officer to go after the suspects’ accomplices, arrest them, and charge all to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
