Police recover stolen vehicles, arrest 8 suspects in Kaduna

The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have recovered stolen vehicles and detained eight suspects in different operations in the state.

The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Hassan said: “On April 24, at about 2:00 p.m, the Command received credible intelligence that a victim of an earlier armed robbery incident had sighted and was discreetly following his stolen vehicle, a Peugeot (Fiat).

“He said that his vehicle was forcefully snatched at gunpoint along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway on December 17, 2024, with a cash sum of N3.25 million.

“Acting swiftly on the intelligence, the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit led a tactical team to Kujama, where two suspects were arrested in possession of the said vehicle.”

Hassan identified the suspects as Christian Allemo and Uchenna Ike.

He added that upon interrogation, the suspects claimed they bought the vehicle from an unknown person.

“Both suspects, along with the recovered vehicle, are currently in police custody, while further investigations are ongoing to unravel the full circumstances surrounding the case and apprehend all those involved,” the police spokesman said.

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In another development, Hassan said the command received a distress call at about 9:20 p.m. from the Control Room alerting officers to a stolen Mitsubishi Hilux taken from Abuja and heading toward the Kawo area.

He said upon receiving the alert, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kawo swiftly deployed surveillance and patrol teams to intercept the vehicle.

Hassan stated: “Through strategic coordination, the officers successfully blocked Unguwan Gwari, leading to the recovery of the stolen vehicle.

“The suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects.”

Hassan added that the command also received a report from a good ‘samaritan’ from Dangote company on April 12.

The police spokesperson said the ‘samaritan’ reported that a truck loaded with 900 bags of cement departed Dangote Cement Plant, Obajana in Kogi State, on April 6, en route to Maiduguri.

He said the truck had not been seen since departure, while the driver’s phone number had been switched off.

Hassan said: “Following an intensive search, the missing truck was located inside a garage at Maraban, Jos.

“Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) led a team of policemen to the location, where one Abdulfatai Abubakar was arrested.

“During interrogation, he confessed to having purchased the said truck from one Aliyu Abdulrahman (also known as Dan’Ali) at Anguwan Muazu.

“Further investigation led to the arrest of five suspects in connection with the crime. In the course of the investigation, another stolen Dangote truck was also recovered.

“The suspects and the recovered exhibits are currently in police custody as investigations continue.”

The police spokesman assured the public that the command would continue to intensify visibility policing and clampdown on all miscreants across Kaduna State.

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