The Police Command in Nasarawa State has said that it has arrested four suspected members of a car snatching syndicate and recovered a stolen vehicle.
SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, stated this in a statement on Monday in Lafia.
The PPRO said that the group had snatched a black Toyota Venza with registration number KWL 668 GN (Abuja) at gunpoint from Enugu State.
He explained that on Sunday, June 1, at about 6:00 p.m., acting on credible intelligence, police operatives attached to the Doma Division arrested the four suspects on Doma-Lafia Road.
Nansel listed the suspects as Ibrahim Dahiru and Abdulrazaq Muhammed from Angwan Rogo, Jos, Plateau State, Muhammad Sani from Potiskum, Yobe State and Mustapha Isah from Misau, Bauchi State.
According to the PPRO, the suspects conspired and carried out an armed carjacking in Enugu State and forcefully snatched the vehicle.
He said that the prompt arrest of the suspects was due to intelligence gathering and inter-state collaboration.
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Nansel said that Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, described the operation as a breakthrough in the fight against organised vehicle theft.
He said the command remained resolute in ensuring that criminal activities were swiftly tackled and perpetrators brought to justice.
He further commended the gallant efforts of the operatives involved in the operation and reassured members of the public of their unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property in the state.
The police spokesperson said that the suspects were under investigation to unravel the full scope of their criminal network and recover any additional stolen properties.
Source: NAN
