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Niger State Police Command arrests eight suspects linked to motorcycle theft, impersonation, and fraud in Niger State.
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Police recover four stolen motorcycles during raid on suspected hideout in Mokwa.
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Two suspects charged to court over fake debit alert fraud in Suleja.
The Niger State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for alleged involvement in motorcycle theft, fraud, and other criminal activities across Niger State.
Police spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, said the arrests followed intelligence reports received on March 6, which led officers to a suspected criminal hideout along Jebba Road in Mokwa.
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He disclosed that on March 8 at about 5:30 pm, a patrol team led by the Divisional Police Officer in Mokwa arrested Yahaya Alh. Nma, 35, and recovered three Bajaj motorcycles and one TVS motorcycle suspected to be stolen.
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Further investigations led to the arrest of three other suspects — Abdullahi Usman, 35; Idris Mohammed, 40; and Mohammed Ndako, 27 — who reportedly confessed to stealing several motorcycles within Mokwa.
The police said efforts were ongoing to apprehend other gang members and recover additional stolen motorcycles.
In a separate incident, Abiodun said Yahaya Mohamed, 42, of Bayagi in Bida, was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer to defraud phone repair shops.
The suspect reportedly obtained phone screen repairs without payment in two separate incidents earlier this year, amounting to about ₦32,500.
Police also arrested Abubakar Lawal of Dzukogi in Bida for allegedly stealing a goat from a sawmill area. The suspect reportedly admitted he intended to sell the animal.
Meanwhile, in Suleja, two suspects — Abraham Pius Agada and Moses Ochapa, both from Masaka — were arrested on March 6 for allegedly using fake debit alerts to purchase five one-litre engine oil cans valued at about ₦20,000.
According to the police, the suspects confessed to committing similar fraud in Keffi and Suleja.
Police said a Toyota Corolla with registration number ASH 972 SK and more than a dozen engine oil cans obtained through fraudulent means were recovered during the operation.
The suspects were subsequently charged to court on March 11 and remanded in a correctional facility while investigations continue.
