A man attempting to snatch a phone from the owner was knocked down by a car while crossing Zoo Road in Kano.
Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Kano State Police Command spokesman, confirmed the incident on his social media handles on Sunday evening.
The police spokesman said he had received a report from Zoo Road that someone took a woman’s phone, saying that he was crossing the road when a car hit him.
He explained that the suspect was receiving medical attention following injuries he sustained.
Kiyawa further explained, “After we took (the man who stole the phone) to the hospital, he was moving a bit, his spine was broken and his head was cracked, the hospital is thinking of taking him to the emergency department.”