Operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja, have dismantled a automotive theft syndicate accountable for receiving, rebranding, and promoting stolen autos.
A press release launched by the command yesterday revealed that the operation adopted an investigation tracing the theft of a Honda Accord to a mechanic’s workshop in Plateau State.
The assertion reads, “On October 10, 2024, Mr Philemon Olaoluwa reported to the Central Police Divisional Headquarters after his automobile, a Honda Accord 2006 mannequin, ash in color with registration quantity RBC 40 NW, was stolen. “Mr Olaoluwa’s automotive had developed a mechanical fault; a good friend really helpful that he interact a mechanic from Apo Mechanic Village, FCT, named Abdulhamid Saidu (presently at massive).”
Unaware of the mechanic’s felony intentions, Olaoluwa was reported to have handed over the automotive, together with its registration paperwork, for restore. “However as an alternative of repairing it, Saidu disappeared with the automotive,” the assertion added.
The command additionally acknowledged that utilizing superior digital monitoring expertise put in within the automobile, the police traced the stolen automotive to Rayfield in Jos, Plateau State, the place it was discovered within the possession of 1 Steven Abang, a infamous suspect recognized for receiving, rebranding, and promoting stolen autos.
Upon interrogation, Abang reportedly confessed to receiving the automobile from his confederate, Saidu.
The assertion continued, “At Abang’s workshop, two further autos — a Hyundai Accent and a Peugeot 208 — had been discovered, doubtless stolen as nicely, within the technique of being rebranded.
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