By Ben Adoga, Abuja
The FCT Police Command has disclosed arrest of a notorious Nigerien trans-border car snatcher and gun runner.
Mubarak Kabiru, was arrested in Kaduna for trans-border car theft.
FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday while parading 14 suspects for different criminal offences.
“On May 24, 2024 at about 20:00 hours, there was a distress call received from one Dr. Ade Akinfolu that he was accosted by five unknown armed men at the entrance of his residence at Utako and snatched his black coloured Lexus SUV Jeep with registration No. AA 363 FU. In response, police operatives of the command swiftly swung into action, trailed and arrested one Mubarak Kabiru, 26 years, male, of Nyemer, Niger Republic, in Kaduna State,” If we said.
“The vehicle and a network jammer were recovered from the suspect who freely confessed to being a trans-border receiver of stolen vehicles. While effort is in top gear to arrest other gang members, the suspect will be charged to court at the end of investigation,” he said.
Igweh added that the operatives also arrested a man for gun-running, stating that the suspect would soon be charged to court.
He said: “On June 7, 2024, at about 2:00 pm, acting on credible intelligence, police operatives from anti-car theft section trailed and arrested one Ikechukwu Didi 54 years from Enugu State at Dutse Junction who specialises in gun-running.
“Seven automatic pump action short guns and 1000 rounds of live cartridges were recovered from him. The suspect will be arraigned in court soon.”
According to the commissioner, exhibits ranging from two network jammer, seven firearms, six vehicles, 1,100 registered sim cards, three registration machines, two finger print machines and one Gionee were recovered from the different 14 suspects.
