Operatives of ‘B’ Division of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Mohammed Bashir, 32, of Mariri Area in Kano State for alleged car theft while his accomplice is still at large.
The suspect and his cohort both hail from Kano State came to perpetuate their car-snatching activity in Bauchi as contained in a statement by the Command’s PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili.
The PPRO stated that on the 28th December 2022, a distress call was received by a complainant that his car, a Toyota Corolla was stolen at the mechanic garage along Sa’adu Zungur road Bauchi.
On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) dispatched all patrol teams deployed at strategic locations within his area of operation (AOR) and consequently succeeded in intercepting the suspect and recovered the vehicle.
Three different vehicle keys, and a staff identity card of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) bearing the suspect’s name and the photograph were equally recovered in his possession.
The suspect claimed to have served as a volunteer with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) until his dismissal by the Corps in 2020. He further confessed to having been introduced into the car snatching activity by one Hamidu in Kano state.
The Commissioner of Police CP Aminu Alhassan tasked the Command’s detectives to heighten surveillance in order to arrest the other suspect who is still at large for prosecution and possible recovery of other stolen cars.
