A 25-year-old man, Ibrahim Mohammed, has been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly stealing a car at a mosque in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The suspect, from Unguwan Gyadi-Gyadi in Kano State, resides in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Mohammed was arrested by operatives attached to Tilden Fulani Police Divisional Headquarters under the Bauchi State Police Command.
The spokesman of the Command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said the owner of the vehicle, a Toyota Vibe, parked it to observe the sunset prayers in a mosque, but Mohammed stole it.
He was then intercepted by the police after they received a signal on the incident from Kaduna State.
He said: “On November 28, 2023, at about 0841hrs, credible intelligence available at the division’s disposal that a motor vehicle Toyota Vibe brand, red in colour with number plate MRR 227 AA was reported to have been stolen from a mosque on November 24, 2023, in Zaria local government area of Kaduna state.
“The vehicle was stolen when the owner parked at the mosque to observe sunset prayer. Upon receiving the report, operatives attached to the division led by the Divisional Police Officer intensified stop-and-search on the highway linking Bauchi and Plateau states.
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“As luck ran out of the suspect, the vehicle alongside the suspect was intercepted along the highway. Thus, the suspect is identified as Ibrahim Mohammed (25), male, of Unguwan Gyadi-Gyadi Kano State but residing in Gwarinpa, FCT Abuja.
“During the preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to have stolen the said vehicle at the mosque premises in Zaria Kaduna state.
“The vehicle was thoroughly searched and a document of the vehicle was equally recovered.”
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