Police arrest eight over alleged phone theft, loan fraud in Gombe

WIRE — The Gombe State Police Command has arrested eight young men for allegedly stealing mobile phones and using them to obtain loans through the victims devices. The Commands Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, July 5, 2026. The statement said the case began after residents of Wuro Birji Police arrest eight over alleged phone theft, loan fraud in Gombe

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