Two suspects, Alhassan Haliru ‘m’ 29 years and Aminu Zailai ‘m’ 30 years have been apprehended by operatives of Akwa Ibom state police command while attempting to sell a set of new spanners in Uyo, the state capital.
In a press statement signed and released by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, indicates that upon their arrest and subsequent interrogation, both individuals confessed to stealing the spanners from a local tools shop.
Meanwhile in a proactive operation targeting stolen vehicles and goods, Operatives of the Command successfully apprehended three suspects at scrap dumps within Uyo. The operation was conducted in compliance with directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, fsi, regarding stolen cars.
“At approximately 4:30PM, officers stormed a scrap dump yard located at Mechanic Village, Abak Road, Uyo. There, they arrested one suspect, Uzoma Uche, ‘m’ who was found dismembering a Peugeot 404 pick-up van. The vehicle lacked identifying particulars, leading officers to suspect it was stolen”
Further investigations are ongoing in two cases.
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