Police arrest notorious thug Ta’ambo in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected thug, Umar Usman, popularly known as Ta’ambo, over alleged involvement in thuggery and mobile phone robberies in Rimin Kebe and surrounding areas. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, November 5, 2026. He said police surveillance operatives attached to Zango Police Division arrested the suspect at about 8:40 pm on Thursday following credible intelligence and weeks of monitoring. According to the statement, Ta’ambo, who lives in Rimin Kebe, allegedly coordinated thuggery activities and phone robberies in Rimin Kebe, Ramin Research Area and around Galula H...