Kebbi police arrest ICT JAMB manager for alleged theft of HP laptops
Tamarauemi Ebimini
Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a staff of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) and the manager, in charge of Kebna ICT JAMB Centre, Zuru, Abubakar Ismail, for theft of 83 pieces of HP laptops belonging to the centre.
Kebbi State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ahmed Magaji Kontagora, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen, yesterday at the Police Command Birnin Kebbi, said the incident happened on November 20, 2022, at about 0900hrs.
He said that one Dr. Michael Ezra Dikki, reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Zuru, that on the same date at about 0830hrs, he visited the centre, where he discovered that, one Abubakar Ismail, the site manager, had 83 pieces of HP laptops, belonging to the centre.
The commissioner said the suspect took them to one Chukwudi Otutu, ‘m’, of Otutu computer centre, Sokoto town, Sokoto State and sold each at the cost of N40,000.
He added that On receipt of the complaint, a team of policemen swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect and recovered 76)pieces of the said stolen laptops.
“Investigation is in progress and the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution,” the commissioner said.
