Police Smash Notorious Car Theft Syndicate in Jos, Plateau State 

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Recover 21 stolen cars

BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) has smashed a two-man car stealing gang led by one Bashir Isiaku, aged 34, notorious for stealing cars from the car park of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).

The arrest of Bashir, a graduate of one of the Federal Polytechnics, came after painstaking efforts and investigations by operatives of the STS to hunt down the criminals.

The Police said that Bashir and his accomplice, Aminu Yakubu specialized in using customized master key, crafted out of screwdriver to open and start vehicles. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said that investigations by the force showed that their choices of cars are those without special security features such as pedal or steering locks.

The Police said that a total of 21 vehicles have so far been recovered from the hoodlums and their criminal receivers.

Similarly, the Police have apprehended the following criminal receivers in Funtua namely; Rilwanu Garba, Ibrahim Hassan, Kabiru Aliyu, Sikiru Danjuma and Bashir Abba. The Police also extended their tentacles to Sokoto stat where Dodo Danbello, Mudeen Adelera, Nasiru Bello, Hassan Bawa were arrested in in Kucheri including Magazine Garba. In the same vein, in Tsafe, Yushehu Abdullahi was arrested while in Gusau, one Abdurazaq Adekoya picked just as Kabiru Aliyu was arrested in Marafa, Zamfara State.

DCP Mba said that the recovered vehicles comprise of two Opel Vectra, one Toyota Camry, one Honda CRV, two Toyota Carina, seven Golf-3, one Toyota Corolla, six Honda Civic and one Toyota Avensus.

The police statement states that the suspects claimed that they found it easy to steal in JUTH due to the lax security at JUTH premises.

DCP Mba said that investigations reveal that their choice cars are Toyota products, Honda products, and Volkswagen especially the Golf brand because these brand of cars are in high demand by criminal receivers, either in whole or in parts across the country and other neighboring countries.

Mba said; “In the light of the above, members of the public whose cars were stolen between January 2019 and March 2020, within the premises of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), are advised to come forward for possible identification and recovery.

“Nigerians are equally enjoined to take extra measures to secure their cars by utilizing special security features such as steering or pedal locks, tracking systems, etc.

“In the same vein, institutions and organizations are encouraged to enhance security and access control within their premises to minimize the possibility of theft and other mischief by criminals,” Mba concluded.

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