Police kill motorcycle thief, arrest other suspects in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command, on Monday, said its operatives have killed a notorious syndicate of motorcycle thieves who disguise as police officers.

The command stated that it also arrested five other suspected motorcycle thieves in the state on Sunday.

It was made this known via a statement issued by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, on Monday.

Nansel disclosed that the suspects operated between AYA Junction in Abuja and Keffi in Nasarawa State.

According to him, the suspects arrested by the police were Aminu Adamu, Adamu Mohammed, Rilwanu Bala, Kabiru Usman, and Bashir Bashir.

The police spokesperson added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects posed as police officers, hired commercial motorcycle riders to a location where one of the syndicate members posed as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), dispossessed the rider of his motorcycle, and absconded.

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“The suspects confessed to have snatched over 30 motorcycles from commercial motorcycle riders via the same technique, produced fake receipts and sold them off to unsuspecting members of the public,” Nansel stated.

Items recovered from the suspects include a Peugeot 406 vehicle marked: ABJ 963 NW, two fake police warrant cards, two fake Police Community Relations Identification (PCRC) cards, one spray teargas, one pear of handcuff, one walkie-talkie, blank motorcycle receipts booklet, and charms.

Nansel stated that the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi, has ordered a discreet investigation of the case, adding that the suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation.

The Star