Men of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two men in relation to a stolen car.
According to reports, the two suspects, Gwaza Bulus 41yrs of Zango-Kataf, Kaduna State, and Yahaya Amodu 45yrs of Kwakuti, Niger State were said to have stolen the vehicle at Central Mosque area of Abuja during Juma’at prayer.
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Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, June 20, 2024, said;
“The suspects were arrested at Sauka-Kahuta area of Minna with a white Toyota Corolla vehicle with Reg. No. ABC 72 NF suspected to be a stolen vehicle.
“During interrogation, Bulus narrated that he met one Daniel at Area 3 Abuja and they exchanged pleasantry having discovered that they were both brothers from Kaduna.
“Subsequently, Daniel introduced him to one Abdul, and told Abdul that he needed a job, while Abdul said that he has a vehicle they could sell for him.
“Bulus further said that Abdul contacted him on May 31, and gave him an imitated vehicle key. He said that Abdul told him that the vehicle would be parked at Central Mosque area Abuja by the road during Juma’at Prayer with a good description. He said he went to the Central Mosque Area and drove the vehicle away.
“He confessed that he took the vehicle to Kwakuti in Niger State to meet Yahaya whom he met on social media as a vehicle dealer, and he left the vehicle for a while with Yahaya hoping that the vehicle could be sold quickly, but due to delay, he went back to Yahaya on June 14th while they decided to bring the vehicle to Minna for quick disposal”
They were subsequently arrested when they attempted to sell the car without any documents for the rate of six million, five hundred thousand naira in Minna.
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However, the two suspects are under investigation in SCID Minna, while effort is ongoing to arrest the said Abdul and the case will be transferred to FCT Command for further investigation and prosecution.
