Photos: IGP’s Special Tactical Squad Smashes Car Snatching Gang, Arrest Twenty Nine (29) Suspects, Recovers Twelve (12) Exotic Cars
The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni concerned about reports of car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s) ordered a crackdown on criminals responsible for car hijacking and stealing nationwide.
Consequently, IGP’s Special Tactical Squad swung into action and arrested twenty nine (29) suspects from different states of the federation and also recovered twelve (12) exotic cars. The operation will be sustained to cover the entire country.
| S/NO. | NAME OF SUSPECT(S) | STATE SUSPECT(S) ARRESTED |
| i. | Abdulazeez Sani (M) | Kano State |
| ii. | Sanusi Hassan, (M) | Sokoto State |
| iii | Abdullahi Musa aka (Sabo) (M) | Plateau State |
| iv | Masa’ud Muhammad (M) | Kano State |
| V | Inusa Ishiaku, (M) | Zamfara State |
| Vi | Samila Abdulkareem (M) | Kaduna State |
| Vii | Mohammed Zaiyanu (M) | Kano State |
| Viii | Mohammed Sani Tukur (M) | Kaduna State |
| ix | Zaiyanu Sanusi Hassan, (M) | Sokoto State |
| X | Tukur Ibrahim (M) | Kaduna State |
| Xi | Musa Salisu (M) | Kano State |
| Xii | Magaji Saidu (M) | Kaduna State |
| Xiii | Saidu Garba aka (Katako), (M) | Kano State |
| Xiv | Bature Alhaji Haruna (M) | Kogi State |
| Xv | Abduibassi Umar (M) | Kano State |
| Xvi | Lawal Adamu (M) | Kogi State |
| Xvii | Haruna Danladi (M) | Kano State |
| Xviii | Orodu Jeremiah (M) | Delta State |
| Xix | Sadam Husaini (M) | Kano State |
| Xx | Adamu Rabiu (M) | Kogi state
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| Xxi | Nasiru Abbah (M) | Plateau State |
| Xxii | Bello Magaji (M) | Kogi State |
| Xxiii | Shahu Alhassan aka Nasara (M) | Plateau State |
| Xxiv | Emavwoyan Christopher (M) | Delta State |
| Xxv | Abubakar Abdullahi aka (M) | Plateau State |
| Xxvi | Ummar Hamza aka Papa (M) | Kogi State |
| Xxvii | Suleiman Aliyu (M) | Plateau State |
| Xxviii | Shehu Alhassan (M) | Kogi State |
| xxix | Hamza Dauda (M) | Plateau State |
EXHIBITS RECOVERED
| S/N | VEHICLE MAKE | REG. NO. | CHASSIS NO. | COLOR |
| i | TOYOTA COROLA MODEL 1983 | BUU 567 TG | JTILOAE820020578 | LIGHT GREEN |
| ii | PEUGEOT 206 | NIL | VF32AWFZE40911994 | ASH |
| iii | HONDA (DC) | TRN 704 SY | 18GCM56836A046647 | BLACK |
| iv | TOYOTA CAMRY LE | KMK 108 AQ | 4T1BG22K4WU386224 | WHITE |
| v | MERCEDES 4MATIC | NIL | WDBRF6IJ42F200992 | BLACK |
| vi | HONDA CIVIC | BU 669 EKY | JHMEK355005108661 | ASH |
| vii | HONDA ACADEMIC | CU 518 APP | 18GCD5650VA012475 | BLACK |
| viii | GOLF 3 WAGON | RBC 416 JT | MVWZZZIHZWBO61315 | DARK BLUE |
| ix | HONDA CIVIC | NIL | ZHGEJ6675WH519691 | ASH |
| x | HONDA CRV JEEP | NIL | JHLRD1852VC054054 | GREEN |
| xi | HONDA ACADEMIC | LKJ 182 AC | IHJCZ5608VA268268 | ASH |
| xii | HONDA ACADEMIC | AG 280 KJR | IHGD5650TA073077 | RED |
- Members of the public are hereby advised to check through the above listed 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
- 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.
DCP DON N. AWUNAH, fsi
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
