Kano State declared a state of emergency on Monday over phone snatching and other criminal activities in Kano city, media reports say.
The Kano State House of Assembly expressed their concerns over rising incidents of phone snatching, shoplifting, drug abuse, and other crimes they said were threatening the city’s peaceful environment.
In a debate of the motion sponsored by the majority leader in parliament, members of the assembly agreed there was an urgent need to address the situation before it worsens.
The assembly adopted the motion urging the state government to take all measures to ensure the perpetrators of the crimes were apprehended and brought to justice.
Insecurity in northwest Nigeria has accounted for hundreds of thousands of death in the region.
