A 35-year-old man was detained by Jigawa State Police Command agents for allegedly stealing an automobile from a dealer in neighboring Bauchi State.
On Monday, DSP Lawan Shi’isu, the state’s police public relations officer, made this announcement in a Dutse statement.
According to Shi’isu, the suspect, a resident of the FCT’s Gwarinpa quarters, was apprehended by police in the state’s Birnin Kudu Local Government Area at around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday.
“On Sunday, at about 11:20 hours, a patrol team from Birnin Kudu Divisional Police Headquarters, arrested a 35-year old man of Gwarimpa Quarters FCT, Abuja, in possession of one Honda vehicle, white in color without registration number, strongly suspected to be stolen.
“All efforts to stop the driver proved abortive when the patrol men sighted the vehicle at a high speed from far distance as the driver was very anxious and refused to slow down.”
He added that while trying to dodge the police, the suspect smashed a cyclist, which resulted to the car being hooked and forcefully stopped.
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Speaking further, Shi’isu said the suspect, alighted from the car and took to his heels, but was later arrested and brought to the station.
He claimed that the police had previously been alerted by the neighboring state of Bauchi that three unidentified individuals had entered S Fawa Motors on Murtala Muhammad Way in Bauchi and pretended to purchase a stolen vehicle.
He said the suspects requested to test ride the car before payment.
“However, one of the salesmen insisted on going along with them and on their way, the suspected vehicle thieves forcefully expelled him and zoomed off with the car and left him stranded.”
The police boss said the rightful owner of the car had since been identified as Usman Zubairu of Federal Lowcost, Bauchi.
He added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Emmanuel Ekot, directed that the case be transferred to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Police Headquarters Dutse for discreet investigation.
Shi’isu said the suspect would be charged to court on completion of investigation.
He also said that efforts were being made to arrest the fleeing suspects.
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