The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected car thieves and recovered three vehicles.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Command’s Assistant Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Isah a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday.
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According to the statement, “On 19/11/2023 at about 2000hrs, one Dr Abdullahi Dogo of GRA Hadejia LGA, reported at Dutse Police Station that, on the same date at about 1845 hrs he parked his Toyota Corolla motor vehicle with Registration No. KHS 96 AA JIGAWA, ash in colour at Yantifa market Dutse LGA.
“In the car there were some items including one laptop HP product, one iPad, two bags containing his clothes, one heater, a jumpa Cap, one cover shoe, and palm sandals and entered the market to buy some provisions, upon his return he discovered that the said motor vehicle was missing.”
According to the statement, on receipt of the report, policemen attached to the Dutse Division swung into action and visited the scene.
He said based on credible Intelligence gathered, on 21/11/2023 at about 2200hrs, a suspicious movement of a motor vehicle one FAW VITA with Registration No.KWL 274 AS Abuja, ash in colour was detected around the Parking location in the Investment area of Dutse metropolis.
“On the instruction of the Divisional Police Officer Dutse, the Police Patrol team cordoned the area, and the following suspects namely: Abdullahi Sani, 28 of Mashi L.G.A Katsina state and Faruk Adamu, 29 of Keffi L.G.A Nasarawa state were arrested and taken to the station for interrogation,” the statement said.
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When questioned, they could not give a satisfactory account of themselves, and when searched, the following items were recovered from them: Nine different master keys, different plate numbers, and some mechanic tools.
The suspects upon interrogation confessed to being car thieves, and they admitted to having stolen a Toyota Corolla motor vehicle at the same place a fortnight before their apprehension.
It was later discovered that the motor vehicle in question belongs to one Dr. Abdullahi Dogo, Technical Adviser to the Governor of Jigawa State.
The statement went further to quote the suspects as stating that their boss is one Abubakar popularly known as Dan-fulani who resides in Kano state.
The State Commissioner of Police, who personally interviewed the suspects, instructed the Divisional Police Officer of Dutse Division to swing into action and ensure the apprehension of other suspects at large.
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Dan-Fulani who identified himself as Muhammed Sani, was arrested by detectives who went to Kano Command on investigation activities and recovered the said stolen motor vehicle with another stolen motor vehicle Toyota Corolla Ash in colour with Registration No. RBA 585 CE ABUJA is strongly suspected to be stolen.
ASP Abubakar said investigation was still ongoing at SCID Dutse adding after completion of the investigation, all the suspects will be charged to court .
