The Nigeria Police Pressure on Friday mentioned it has arrested three infamous armed theft suspects in Kaduna State.
Anthony Placid, the Pressure Public Relations Officer in a press release mentioned the suspects had been arrested by means of the Pressure Intelligence Division – Particular Tactical Squad (FID-STS).
In accordance with Placid, the suspects – Abubakar Musa (36), Hassan Umar (30), and Joshua Raphael (20) – had been arrested throughout a serious operational breakthrough on March 16.
The power spokesperson mentioned Musa, the principal suspect, is a dismissed Corporal of the Nigerian Military who has been impersonating a serving soldier to evade detection whereas finishing up armed theft operations together with his accomplices.
“Additional findings point out that the syndicate specialised within the theft and motion of stolen automobiles, usually eradicating or altering registration particulars to hide their id and possession.
“The operation led to the restoration of ten (10) automobiles of assorted manufacturers, together with Toyota Hilux vans, Toyota Corolla vehicles, a Pontiac Vibe GT, a Honda automobile, a Lexus automobile, and a Toyota RAV4 SUV, with a number of of the automobiles discovered with out registration numbers.
“Investigations are ongoing to apprehend different fleeing members of the syndicate and get well further reveals,” Placid mentioned.
He additionally famous that the Inspector Basic of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu whereas commending the operatives mentioned their committment to the Pressure and professionalism is a driving power in securing the lives and property of residents throughout the nation.