The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully apprehended suspected criminals and recovered four stolen vehicles in a series of coordinated operations across the territory.
The breakthrough follows a complaint lodged on July 23, 2025, at the Jabi Police Division by Mrs. Okanemhen, who reported that her driver, Abubakar Nuhu, from Magana Village, Toro LGA, Bauchi State, absconded with her trailer, registration number GWA 40 XC, after delivering a consignment of cement to a factory in Obajana, Kogi State.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, explained that “the suspect had deliberately removed three tracking devices installed on the vehicle but was unaware of a fourth hidden tracker that remained active.Acting swiftly, operatives of Jabi Division tracked and recovered the trailer, arresting the suspect in Kaduna State.
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Investigations further revealed that all personal identification inscriptions on the vehicle had been erased with black paint in a bid to prevent tracing. The suspect is currently in custody, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices, who remain at large.”
In a separate operation, officers from the Anti-Car Theft Section and the Scorpion Squad of the State Criminal Investigation Department recovered three additional vehicles previously stolen within the FCT. These include a white Toyota Hilux with registration number YAB 891 EL, an ash-coloured Toyota Camry, and a Toyota Corolla “bank model.”
While the Hilux was recovered intact, both the Camry and Corolla had been dismantled and sold in parts as scrap. Two suspects, Ikechukwu Iwueze and his accomplice, Amobi, an ex-convict, were arrested in connection with receiving and reselling parts of the stolen vehicles. According to police, both suspects confessed to the crime and will face prosecution following the conclusion of investigations.
FCT Police Commissioner Ajao Adewale praised the officers for their diligence and urged residents to install functional vehicle tracking devices and conduct thorough background checks on employees before engaging them in sensitive roles.
