Police in Adamawa state have arrested 3 young men in connection with alleged car snatching and stealing and recovered 2 stolen vehicles from the suspects.
Two of the suspects, Zaradeen Adamu, 20 year and Salihu Mohammed, 25 year were apprehended in Ngurore in Yola South Local Government Area in the state and recovered a vehicle from them.
While another suspect, Mustapha Ismail, 30 year old, of Zango ward in Yola North Local Government Area was arrested for stealing a Toyota starlet.
A statement by the image maker of the Police Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Saturday, said that suspects were nabbed in connection with the alleged offences.
DSP Nguroje, said that Mustapha Ismail was arrested on the 16th September, 2020 and recovered a Toyota starlet with Registration Number MDG 505 AA, which he went and hid it at Jimeta Ultra Modern market.
While on their part, Zaradeen and Salihu according to DSP Nguroje, were arrested on the 19 September, 2020, by Special Anti-Robbery Squard (SARs) in Ngurore town, Yola South LGA.
He added that the 2 suspects were apprehended following a distress call by a resident of Demsawo in Yola North LGA whose vehicle with Registration Number SB 509 DBT was stolen, saying that the accused were trailed and arrested in Ngurore while driving their stolen vehicle.
He assured the victims that each of them will get back his stolen car, and appealed to citizens to report any suspicious persons around them to the nearest Police stations, or report same via any of the Police Command Control/Emergency numbers: 08089671313, 08107364974 and 08053872326
He disclosed that the Command has mapped out proactive mechanism for intelligence led-policing and crime-fighting measures, explaining that security has been beefed up across the state so as to clamp down on car snatchers and other criminal elements.
The statement further reiterated the commitment of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adeyanju, to preventing/detecting crimes and his effort towards curtailing it and any act that may might cause security breach.
DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, asserted that the Command is operating closely with sister agencies towards strengthing security in the state, and called for support from the citizens.
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