Wednesday August 13, 2025
TheNewsDESK |
By Idorenyin UMOREN
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested three suspected car thieves.
This was contained in a Press Release issued August 13, 2025 by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Timfon John in Uyo.
The release stated: “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.
“Shortly thereafter, at another scrap metal dump, two additional male suspects, one Alhassan Haliru ‘m’ 29yrs and one Aminu Zailai ‘m’ 30yrs were apprehended while attempting to sell a set of new spanners. Upon their arrest and subsequent interrogation, both individuals confessed to stealing the spanners from a local tools shop.
“Investigations are ongoing,” the release concluded.
