…Arrests 4 Suspects
Hyacinth Chinweuba/Richard Ginika Izuora
The Anambra State Police Command has nabbed four suspects believed to be part of a car snatching syndicate and recovered a dismantled jeep allegedly snatched by same gang.
SP Haruna Mohammed, spokesman of the Command in a statement said, “On the 3/4/2020 at about 9:45pm,following a tip off, police operatives attached to Abagana Division arrested two suspects in connection with snatching of a LEXUS 330 JEEP with Reg no:ACA 348 HM from one Uzoigwe Nkemjika ‘m’ of plot No 2/9 Ike Ekweremadu Avenue Enugu on the 31/3/2020 along Abagana-Eziowelle road .
The Suspects are, Thank God Akwo ‘m’ aged 30years of Ogidi and Onwe Hillary ‘m’ aged 32 years of Ebonyi State.”
Mohammed said further investigation led to the arrest of two other members of same gang in Imo State. They are Tirimisiyu Tijani ‘m’ aged 27years from Ibaban in Oyo State and Suleiman Raheem ‘m’ aged 30years from Kwara State, both resides at Okoro meje, Orlu in Imo State respectively.
Meanwhile, the stolen jeep was recovered inside a panel beating workshop at Amaifeke, Orlu in Imo State where it was dismantled and going through total overhaul. Also recovered is the operational vehicle (a white Mitsubishi L 300 bus with reg no:AAH 536ZV)used by the syndicate in committing the Crime.
Suspects have all confessed to the crime voluntarily and investigation is still ongoing after which all the culprits would be brought to justice, assured Mohammed.
