Phone snatching as act of robbery – Kano Govt
The Kano State Government has declared phone snatching as an armed robbery and any individual or group caught in the act will be treated as a criminal.
The outgoing state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Sunday after a Security Council meeting.
He said the council, which was presided over by outgoing Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, during its valedictory session, noted that perpetration of the act in recent times has reached a worrisome proportion and therefore needed drastic measures.
Garba also stated that the council agreed to put in place a special squad within the security system to deal with the menace and other acts of criminality in the state.
The commissioner added that the coun...
