Nigeria is using a paramilitary to combat phone thieves

Has Nigeria found the solution to phone snatching?

Phone thefts, which have plagued London for years, show no sign of slowing down with more than 116,000 devices stolen in 2024 alone.

One person every six minutes is still reporting having their device taken from them in the blink of an eye.

The scourge is also affecting one city 3,651 miles away.Kano in Nigeria has endured a surge in phone snatching, with victims even dying in the struggle to keep their devices.

Now the city’s law enforcement has come up with an eyebrow-raising plan to catch the thieves – paramilitary training for civilians.

What does Kano’s Special Anti-Phone Snatching squad look like? Hundreds of volunteer youths have undergone two weeks of paramilitary training to serve as Special Anti-Phone Snatching and VIP Prote