Kano Police Arrest Notorious Thug ‘Ta’Ambo’ Over Alleged Phone Snatching, Thuggery

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected gang leader, Umar Usman, popularly known as ‘Ta’Ambo’, over alleged involvement in thuggery and mobile phone robberies in Rimin Kebe and surrounding communities.
The suspect was arrested at about 8:40pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026, by surveillance operatives attached to Zango Police Division following weeks of intelligence gathering and monitoring.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the suspect had been on the command’s wanted list over several complaints and intelligence reports linking him to criminal activities.
According to the statement, Ta...