Tuesday, December 20, 2022

TWO MOTORCYCLE SNATCHERS ARRESTED IN ADAMAWA




Nura and Bello

Two young men have been apprehended for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in Fufore Local Government Area, Adamawa State.


The suspects, Nura Mohammed, 20 and Muhammed Bello, 24 are currently being investigated by the men of the State Police Command in connection to the crime.


Nura and Bello who hail from Modire in Girei and Jili Unguwan Wakili in Fufore Local Goverments Areas respectively have since confessed committing the crime.


The duo had confessed perpetrating the crime while being interrogated by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, at the police headquarters on Tuesday.


Narrating the incident, the 20 year old Nura, a commercial motorcyclist said he had masterminded snatching the motorcycle in order to raise money and get married.


He pleaded with his bride to be to exercise patience as it was an act of God, informing her that he was planning to use the money he will get from the stolen motorcycle to marry her.


He confessed that their intention was to use the motorcycle for commercial purposes and share its proceeds, saying that it was his first time committing such a crime.


On his part, Muhammed Bello, who narrated how they snatched the motorcycle, said that Nura called him on the 18th December, 2022 and reminded him about their plan of snatching a motorcycle. 


He said that they left for Fufore LGA on the 19th December, 2022, where they hired a commercial motorcycle whose motorcycle is new at the sum of N1, 500 to take them to Parda in Fufore LGA.


He narrated that while on their way to Parda, he deliberately threw his cap in the river, and ordered the motorcyclist to stop so as to pick it.


He explained that while the motorcyclist was trying to stop, Nura suddently removed the key of his motorcycle where he asked the motorcyclist of its particulars.


He confessed that while at the scene of the crime, they sighted 3 people on a motorcycle trying to cross the river, saying that he threatened them with his matchete, and asked them to pass. 


He stated that out of fear, their motorcycle operator later took to his heels for his own safety and abandoned his motorcycle, saying that Nura, rode the motorcycle to Yolde Pate in Yola South LGA where he hid it in the house of their friend.


He revealed that he was apprehended on the 20th December, 2022 by the team of vigilante whom he led and arrested Nura Mohammed.




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