The command stated the operations shaped a part of its ongoing efforts to deal with car theft by means of intelligence gathering, technical help and cooperation with the general public.
In an announcement issued on Sunday, October 11, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, stated the operations have been carried out beneath the management of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
Police operatives connected to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad later recovered the automotive from a person recognized as Sulaiman in Katsina State. The man claimed to have purchased the car for N7.5 million. Police stated investigations have been ongoing.
In one other operation, two suspects have been arrested following the theft of a Toyota Hiace minibus from Singer Market on October 5.
The car, which belonged to Isah Abdullahi of Bachirawa Quarters in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was white and had the registration quantity NSR 261 XB.
With technical help, police tracked the minibus to a distant space in Mariri Magadawa, Kumbotso Local Government Area, the place they arrested Abubakar Umar, 23, of Nasarawa GRA, and Mustapha Zubairu Abdullahi, 25, of Layin Makabarta in Tarauni Local Government Area.
The stolen minibus was recovered from the suspects.
The third operation led to the arrest of Abdullahi Adamu, 40, from Potiskum, Yobe State, over the theft of a Mitsubishi Canter truck.
According to the police, a surveillance workforce from Ungogo Police Division arrested him on October 8 after receiving credible intelligence. He was allegedly discovered with the truck, which had a blue cabin and a white physique, at a storage in Kadawa Quarters, the place it had been taken for repainting.
“During the course of investigation, the suspect confessed that he stole the said Canter truck from one Dan Baba Garage in Potiskum, Yobe State,” the assertion stated.
The police added that the truck had been recovered and that the Kano State Police Command had contacted its counterpart in Yobe State to facilitate additional motion and determine the rightful proprietor.
The command stated all of the suspects can be charged to court docket after investigations have been accomplished. It added that efforts have been ongoing to arrest different suspects who have been nonetheless at massive.
The Commissioner of Police praised officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad and Ungogo Police Division for his or her professionalism, immediate response and use of technical intelligence.
He additionally urged car house owners to stay security-conscious, park their vehicles in protected locations, entrust their property solely to trusted folks and set up extra safety gadgets.
The police additional known as on residents to offer credible data and report suspicious actions, notably makes an attempt to promote vehicles at unusually low costs.
Members of the general public can report emergencies or suspicious actions by means of the command’s phone strains 08032419754, 08123821575 and 09029292926.
