Police Nab 2-Man Syndicate For Stealing, Recover Vehicles

CHUKA UBAH

Police detectives attached to Central Police Station Onitsha in collaboration with Federal Highway Patrol team attached to Enugu State Police Command, on 27th June, 2019, at about 9pm, arrested a suspect, Ifeanyi Jude, 25, in Enugu State in connection with stolen vehicles.

The suspect allegedly conspired with one Okwudili Okoli, 30, and stole a Toyota Corolla Car with registration number HRH -01-NEN, belonging to His Royal Highness, the Igwe of Adazi Ani Community, Igwe Robert Nwankwo in his compound at No.1 Niger Drive GRA, Onitsha in Anambra State.

According to SP Haruna Mohammed, PPRO Anambra State Police Command, the suspects, who are all drivers attached to the Igwe initially denied having any knowledge of such incident when the vehicle was stolen on the 24th May, 2019, until the principal suspect, Ifeanyi Jude, was intercepted with the vehicle along Nsukka Road Enugu before he confessed and also indicted his accomplice. The case is under investigation after which the suspects will be charged to Court for prosecution.

Consequently, on 26th June, 2019, at about 3:30pm, following Intelligence report, a Lexus ES 300 car with registration number ENU 654 NX stolen from one Okafor Cyril Chima of No.4 Oforma Street, Enugu, was also recovered at No.5 Achalla Street Nkpor by Police detectives attached to Ogidi Division.

According to SP Haruna Mohammed, the vehicle was reportedly stolen on the 23rd June, 2019, at the complainant’s residence. Effort is being intensified to get the suspects arrested and bring them to Justice.