For alleged fake ushering job involving students of Bayero University, Kano, a 32-year-old suspect, Richard Peter, is presently in the custody of the police at the zone one headquarters in Kano.
The police also recovered 29 mobile phones and other items allegedly stolen from the victims.
A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the zone, DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, explained that a petition submitted by a group of students led by Clementina Paul on the activities of the suspect, who is said to be from Lagos State, led to his arrest.
Paul was alleged to have defrauded the affected students under the guise of offering ushering jobs.
On May 10, 2026, the police revealed through preliminary investigation that the suspect, using one Faith Dauda, invited 38 female students to Mairabo Hotel in the Sabon Gari area of Kano.
The victims were allegedly asked to change into working attire and were ordered to leave their phones and personal belongings behind on the claim that phones were not allowed at the supposed event venue, following their arrival.
The statement added, “The suspect later took the students to the hotel restaurant, ordered food valued at N6,000 for each person and disappeared without paying.”
It explained that after eating and waiting for several hours, the victims returned to the room and discovered that their phones and other items had been stolen, stressing that luckily, one of the stolen phones was later traced to the Kano Line Motor Park through intelligence and technical support.
Operatives, the statement further explained moved to the location but discovered that the suspect had already boarded a vehicle heading to Lagos, but luck ran against him when the police intercepted and arrested him in Zaria, Kaduna State.
It said that twenty-nine phones and other items belonging to the victims were recovered, pointing out that the suspect is currently in custody at the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department and will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone One, Garba Ahmed, hailed the efforts of the operatives for the swift operation and assured of the command’s commitment to protecting residents against fraud and related crimes.
