Police Nab Man for Stealing JAMB Equipment in Prominent Northern State

Police Nab Man for Stealing JAMB Equipment in Prominent Northern State

  • The Kebbi state police command has announced the apprehension of Abubakar Ismail, a site manager of a JAMB IC T centre in Zuru area of the state
  • Ismail was arrested by the police for stealing over 80 HP laptops stationed at the JAMB ICT centre
  • It was confirmed that Ismail sold out the laptop to a dealer in Sokoto state for the sum of N40, 000 each

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Kebbi, Zuru - The Kebbi state police command has arrested Abubakar Ismail for stealing 83 HP laptops belonging to the Kebna ICT JAMB Centres in the Zuru area of the state.

As reported by the Daily Trust newspaper, Ismail was the site manager of the ICT JAMB centre.

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The Kebbi state police command revealed that Abubakar Ismail will be arraigned before a law court for prosecution. Photo: Force Headquarters
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The police commissioner of Kebbi state, Ahmed Magaji Kontagora, revealed this to reporters on Tuesday, December 13.

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He disclosed that Ismail upon stealing the HP laptops from the JAMB ICT centre sold them to one Chukwudi Otutu of Otutu Computer Centre in Sokoto for the sum of N40,000 each.

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He revealed that Dr Michael Ezra Dikki who is the main manager of the JAMB ICT centre reported the theft to the police divisional headquarters in Zuru.

CP Kontagora said:

“On receipt of the complaint, a team of policemen swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect and recovered 76 pieces of the stolen laptops.”

He, however, revealed that investigations will commence in earnest as the suspect will be arraigned before the court of law in due time.

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.