police smashes car hijacking cartel, recovers exotic cars

The Police has announced the recovery of 12 exotic cars and arrest of 29 suspected criminals from different states of the country.

Disclosing this to newsmen yesterday, the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don An­wunah, said the arrests were carried out by the IGP’s Special Tactical Squad.

Anwunah listed the names of the suspects as well as the recovered vehicles and advised members of the public to check through the list for possible iden­tification and provide proof of ownership to enable them reclaim same at the IGP Special Tactical Squad on Heinous Crime fa­cility at SARS premises old Abattoir Guzape District, Abuja.

In a related develop­ment, the IGP’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.

The police spokes­man stated that Three AK 47 riffles and 147 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

He reiterated the resolve of the IGP to reposition the police force through the provision of modern crime fighting techniques and commended  the officers and men of the Special Tactical Squad for the high lev­el of professionalism .

A copy of the press statement:

IGP’S SPECIAL TACTICAL SQUAD SMASHES AN ORGANIZED CAR SNATCHING GANG, ARREST TWENTY NINE (29) SUSPECTS AND RECOVERED TWELVE (12) EXOTIC CARS

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.