{
  "id": 9147928,
  "title": "Kano warns tricycle owners after seizing Keke used for phone snatching",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/kano-warns-tricycle-owners-after-seizing-keke-used-for-phone-snatching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:41:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/22/kano-warns-tricycle-owners-after-seizing-keke-used-for-phone-snatching/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has issued a stern warning to tricycle owners after seizing a commercial tricycle linked to a notorious phone-snatching gang called Yan Liya. Chairman Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado made the announcement during a press briefing, two months after the committee's formation by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The task force had identified, arrested, and convicted a member of the syndicate, and also seized the tricycle used in the operation. The Yan Liya gang is notorious for using commercial tricycles, also known as Adaidaita Sahu or Keke Napep, to steal phones across the state. According to Rimin Gado, some tricycle owners knowingly allow their vehicles to be used for criminal activities and even double the fare charged to criminals, fully aware of the illegal nature of the operation. The task force urges residents to remain vigilant when boarding commercial tricycles and warns that owners will face serious consequences if their vehicles are used for crime, including arrest and forfeiture of the tricycle. This crackdown is part of the broader operations conducted by the task force since its inception on July 22, during which they have arrested over 380 suspects and secured more than 230 convictions, recovering illicit drugs and dangerous weapons in the process.",
  "summary": "The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has warned tricycle owners against allowing their vehicles to be used for criminal activities after confiscating a commercial tricycle linked to a notorious phone-snatching syndicate known as Yan Liya. The chairman of the task force, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, gave the warning on […] Kano warns tricycle owners after…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}