Mr Gumel who stated this while receiving the leadership of Kano State Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), said phone snatchers in the state are currently being treated as armed robbers.
“We have succeeded in reducing the menace of cell phone armed robbery in the state. As I speak to you, over 500 cell phone armed robbers have been prosecuted and are currently serving their jail terms at various facility centres within the state,” he said.
The police boss also hinted that out of 16 hoodlums (Yan Dabars) invited for dialogue by his office, nine who submitted themselves have also promised to provide their followers.
“Another issue we are facing is that of Dabars. We identified 16 of them and invited them for dialogue. Nine has responded. In fact, they came by themselves.
CP Gumel further stated that his visit to the Dala Hills as part of activities to comb criminal hideouts has yielded positive results.
According to him, government officials, including lawmakers, who accompanied the police to the Dala Hills operations have promised to build a special police station on top of the Hills, equiped with technological gadgets.
He said when this is done, criminals will no longer see Dala Hills which is one of the famous tourists attraction in Kano as a hideout.
He said part of the secrets of his success in policing Kano is constant collaboration with sister-security agencies.
“I am very glad to receive you. I am very happy the way you address the kind of commitment the Command is showing to secure the state.
“The reward of good work is more work. Whenever somebody says you are good, he is telling you to do more.
“I believe in collaborative policing, bringing all trained law enforcement agencies together, exchanging your mandate, and getting the required results.”
He said the Command is also working closely with Magistrates and Judges in the state to ensure smooth justice delivery, “police is the gate of law enforcement agencies. The decision-making body is the court. So we are working closely with them to ensure smooth and fair justice delivery.”
