Man arrested while attempting to snatch phone in FCT community

Vigilantes have arrested a suspected hoodlum, identified as Kabiru Adamu, while he was attempting to snatch a phone from a resident, Aliyu Musa, at Unguwar Dodo in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. Abuja Metro had previously reported that Unguwar Dodo is one of the notorious areas where hoodlums frequently target their victims, especially […]

Vigilantes have arrested a suspected hoodlum, identified as Kabiru Adamu, while he was attempting to snatch a phone from a resident, Aliyu Musa, at Unguwar Dodo in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT.

Abuja Metro had previously reported that Unguwar Dodo is one of the notorious areas where hoodlums frequently target their victims, especially at night, to snatch their phones.

Zakari Yakubu, a member of the vigilante group in the area, said the incident happened on Wednesday around 10:48 pm when the suspect accosted the victim on the street as he was walking home.

He said the victim had just collected his phone from a nearby shop where he had taken it to charge.

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According to him, the suspect allegedly followed the victim, pulled out a knife, and threatened to stab him if he didn’t hand over the phone.

He added, “As luck would have it, some vigilantes were coming up behind them. ‘’The suspect started dragging with the victim while holding a knife. Upon seeing the vigilantes, he took to his heels, and the vigilantes gave him a hot chase and arrested him.”

He said the suspect, who confessed to snatching phones from residents in the area, has been handed over to security operatives.

A police source at Gwagwalada division, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirmed the arrest of the suspect, saying he would be charged to court.