Saturday, August 27, 2016

29 Car Snatchers Arrested, 12 Cars Recovered By Police


PRESS RELEASE: IGP’S SPECIAL TACTICAL SQUAD SMASHES AN ORGANIZED CAR SNATCHING GANG, ARREST TWENTY NINE (29) SUSPECTS AND RECOVERED TWELVE (12) EXOTIC CAR. Read more after the cut



The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni concerned about reports of car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s) ordered a crackdown on criminals responsible for car hijacking and stealing nationwide.
Consequently, IGP’s Special Tactical Squad swung into action and arrested twenty nine (29) suspects from different states of the federation and also recovered twelve (12) exotic cars. The operation will be sustained to cover the entire country.

S/NO.
NAME OF SUSPECT(S)
STATE SUSPECT(S) ARRESTED
i.
Abdulazeez Sani (M)
Kano State
ii.
Sanusi Hassan, (M)
Sokoto State
iii
Abdullahi Musa aka (Sabo) (M)
Plateau State
iv
Masa’ud Muhammad (M)
Kano State
V
Inusa Ishiaku, (M)
Zamfara State
Vi
Samila Abdulkareem (M)
Kaduna State
Vii
Mohammed Zaiyanu (M)
Kano State
Viii
Mohammed Sani Tukur (M)
Kaduna State
ix
Zaiyanu Sanusi Hassan, (M)
Sokoto State
X
Tukur Ibrahim (M)
Kaduna State
Xi
Musa Salisu (M)
Kano State
Xii
Magaji Saidu (M)
Kaduna State
Xiii
Saidu Garba aka (Katako), (M)
Kano State
Xiv
Bature Alhaji Haruna (M)
Kogi State
Xv
Abduibassi Umar (M)
Kano State
Xvi
Lawal Adamu (M)
Kogi State
Xvii
Haruna Danladi (M)
Kano State
Xviii
Orodu Jeremiah (M)
Delta State
Xix
Sadam Husaini (M)
Kano State
Xx
Adamu Rabiu (M)
Kogi state

Xxi
Nasiru Abbah (M)
Plateau State
Xxii
Bello Magaji (M)
Kogi State
Xxiii
Shahu Alhassan aka Nasara (M)
Plateau State
Xxiv
Emavwoyan Christopher (M)
Delta State
Xxv
Abubakar Abdullahi aka (M)
Plateau State
Xxvi
Ummar Hamza aka Papa (M)
Kogi State
Xxvii
Suleiman Aliyu (M)
Plateau State
Xxviii
Shehu Alhassan (M)
Kogi State
xxix
Hamza Dauda (M)
Plateau State


EXIBITS RECOVERED
S/N
VEHICLE MAKE
REG. NO.
CHASSIS NO.
COLOR
i
TOYOTA COROLA MODEL 1983
BUU 567 TG
JTILOAE820020578
LIGHT GREEN
ii
PEUGEOT 206
NIL
VF32AWFZE40911994
ASH
iii
HONDA (DC)
TRN 704 SY
18GCM56836A046647
BLACK
iv
TOYOTA CAMRY LE
KMK 108 AQ
4T1BG22K4WU386224
WHITE
v
MERCEDES 4MATIC
NIL
WDBRF6IJ42F200992
BLACK
vi
HONDA CIVIC
BU 669 EKY
JHMEK355005108661
ASH
vii
HONDA ACADEMIC
CU 518 APP
18GCD5650VA012475
BLACK
viii
GOLF 3 WAGON
RBC 416 JT
MVWZZZIHZWBO61315
DARK BLUE
ix
HONDA CIVIC
NIL
ZHGEJ6675WH519691
ASH
x
HONDA CRV JEEP
NIL
JHLRD1852VC054054
GREEN
xi
HONDA ACADEMIC
LKJ 182 AC
IHJCZ5608VA268268
ASH
xii
HONDA ACADEMIC
AG 280 KJR
IHGD5650TA073077
RED


2. Members of the public are hereby advised to check through the above listed recovered vehicles for possible identification and provide proof of ownership to enable them reclaim same. The recovered vehicles are currently in safe keeping at the IGP Special Tactical Squad on Heinous Crime facility at SARS premises old Abattoir Guzape District, Abuja

3. Meanwhile, in a related development, the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Tactical Squad working on intelligence sourced in Kogi and Edo States, arrested eight suspects in connection with Kidnapping, Armed robbery and Cattle rustling in the two States. Three (3) AK 47 riffles and one hundred and forty seven (147) rounds of ammunition were recovered from them. All the suspects confessed to the crime and have admitted to the various roles they played in the commission of the offence. They will be arraigned in court at the close of investigation. 

4. While commending the officers and men of the Special Tactical Squad for the high level of professionalism displayed in the course of the operation, the IGP assures members of the Public that the force is being repositioned with modern crime fighting techniques to tackle crime and criminalities in the country.


DCP DON N. AWUNAH, fsi
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.







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