Operatives of the Kastina State Police Command have arrested a 30 -year -old man , Hamza Sani, for allegedly conspiring with four others to steal a microscope belonging to the Malumfashi General Hospital, in the Malunfashi area of the state .
Sani was said to have sold the stolen microscope valued at N1 .7 m for a paltry N5 ,000.
Northern City News learnt from a police source that Sani ’s arrest led to the apprehension of his cohorts , identified as Magaji Yusuf , 36; Saidu Shehu, 40 ; Kamala Aliyu , 33; and Emmanuel Ukelere , 48 .
The state ’s Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah , while confirming the incident , said Sani and his cohorts specialised in the stealing of hospital equipment , adding that during interrogation, Sani confessed to the crime .
Isah said , “On Saturday, April 13 , 2019 , around 6 am , the command succeeded in smashing a syndicate that specialises in theft of hospital equipment .
“ Nemesis caught up with Hamza Sani when he was arrested at Malumfashi General Hospital, Malumfashi, in possession of stolen hospital equipment . In the course of investigation , Sani confessed to various related crimes in the hospital and named the four other suspects as his cohorts .”
Sani , who was paraded at the Katsina Police Command headquarters , told
Northern City News that he sold the microscope for N5 ,000 because he needed money to treat his sick wife .

when the value of something is not known... chaii

That's thieves for you. They will steal you 200k phone and sell it for 10k,just to smoke igbo and fu*ck olosho.

The life of a druggie....

Money to treat his wife? Why not steal car battery or other small items?

And they voted for next level.

Immediately I saw 1.7 million sold for common #5,000 I know say na abo.ki .