The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a suspect for allegedly stealing a vehicle along the Kuje-Airport road.
The arrest, which took place on August 17, was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday by Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the FCT police command.
According to the statement, the vehicle, a Toyota Corolla with registration number ABC 258 LD, was reported stolen at gunpoint on May 2, 2024.
The vehicle, which was found in the possession of one Micheal Uke, was later tracked down by the police using advanced digital reconstruction intelligence, which led them to Ifego Guest Inn at Jabi.
The statement read, “The operatives of the FCT police command on 17th August 2024, at about 12:00 p.m., in a swift response to a Toyota Corolla vehicle with REG NO: ABC 258 LD, reportedly snatched at gunpoint on 2nd May 2024, along Kuje-airport road, and the same vehicle being sighted,” the statement reads.
“With the aid of digital reconstruction intelligence, the operatives of the command tracked the vehicle to one Ifego Guest Inn at Jabi, in the possession of one MICHEAL UKE.
“The suspect had replaced the registration number on the vehicle with another, reading REG NO: AGD 146 JP. During the search, one (1) POS machine, one (1) knife, glass dissolving chemicals, one (1) military jungle hat, and the original REG NO. of the vehicle were discovered in his possession.”
The police spokesperson stated that investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Adeh added that Benneth Igweh, FCT commissioner of police, commended the officers for their commitment to protecting the lives and properties of citizens.
Police Arrest Suspect For Alleged Vehicle Theft On Kuje-Airport RoadJustina Simon is first published on The Whistler Newspaper