A suspected thief who was knocked down by a car while fleeing after snatching a phone in Kano has died.

The man was knocked down while crossing the popular Zoo Road after snatching a phone from a woman on Sunday evening, January 14, 2024,

Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the man was rushed to a hospital with a broken spine and a cracked head.

The PPRO, who confirmed the development in a statement said the man died on Tuesday, January 16 at Murtala Hospital where he was receiving medical treatment.