KANO — The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected vehicle thieves in separate intelligence-led operations, recovering four allegedly stolen tricycles and a maroon Pontiac vehicle.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the operations involved collaboration with security formations across state boundaries.
CDA News Nigeria reports that the first case began on August 4 after Abubakar Ali of Danmarke, Hotoro Quarters, reported the theft of his tricycle at the Bompai Police Division. Ali was riding along Hadejia Road when he picked 23-year-old Muhammad Sani as a passenger. Sani, who had bandages on his hand and leg and presented himself as injured, allegedly asked the rider to stop at a supermarket to purchase some items. “While the complainant was away, the suspect used another key to ignite the tricycle and drove away,” the police said.
Following the report, Bompai police alerted neighbouring divisions, resulting in Sani’s arrest by a patrol team from Bichi Police Division. Investigators subsequently traced the operation to Katsina State, where they arrested another alleged member of the syndicate, 33-year-old Aminu Saad. Four suspected stolen tricycles were recovered from him. The command said the tricycles had reportedly been stolen through a similar method, adding that Saad confessed to being a member of the syndicate.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad arrested 23-year-old Isah Yusuf of Titin Jajira, Rijiyar Lemo, Kano, on July 25. Police said Yusuf was found with a maroon Pontiac without a registration number and claimed to have purchased it from Niger Republic. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle had been stolen from Taraba State before being taken to Niger Republic, sold to a dealer, and subsequently brought back into Nigeria.
Commenting on the arrests, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, commended the officers for the operations and recoveries, stating that “these breakthroughs demonstrate the importance of intelligence-led policing and effective collaboration among our formations.”
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