The nationwide crackdown ordered by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, on criminals responsible for car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s) has yielded positive result.
Sequel to the order, Police Special Tactical Squad has arrested 29 suspected members of car snatching gang from different states of the federation and also recovered 12 exotic cars.
IGP Idris, had expressed concern about increasing reports of car hijacking accross the Federation.
All the suspects are from northern states of Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Plateau, Kogi, Sandra, with only one from Delta state.
The make of the cars recovered include: Toyota, Honda, Mercedes Benz, and Golf.
A statement by Force PRO, Don Awunah, enjoined members of the public to check through the recovered vehicles for possible identification and provide proof of ownership to enable them reclaim same.
“The recovered vehicles are currently in safe keeping at the IGP Special Tactical Squad on Heinous Crime facility at SARS premises old Abattoir Guzape District, Abuja
“The operation will be sustained to cover the entire country.”
Meanwhile, in a related development, the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Tactical Squad working on intelligence sourced in Kogi and Edo States, arrested eight suspects in connection with Kidnapping, Armed robbery and Cattle rustling in the two States. Three (3) AK 47 riffles and one hundred and forty seven (147) rounds of ammunition were recovered from them. All the suspects confessed to the crime and have admitted to the various roles they played in the commission of the offence. They will be arraigned in court at the close of investigation.
While commending the officers and men of the Special Tactical Squad for the high level of professionalism displayed in the course of the operation, the IGP assures members of the Public that the force is being repositioned with modern crime fighting techniques to tackle crime and criminalities in the country.
