The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested suspected criminals and recovered four stolen vehicles in separate operations across the country.
This was following a complaint lodged at the Jabi Division by one Mrs. Okanemhen on July 23.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said Okanemhen reported that her driver, Abubakar Nuhu of Magana Village, Toro LGA, Bauchi State, absconded with her trailer, registration number GWA 40 XC, after delivering cement at a factory in Obajana, Kogi State.
According to the statement, the driver removed three tracking devices from the vehicle but was unaware of a fourth hidden tracker, which enabled operatives to trace and recover the trailer in Kaduna State, where he was arrested.
She said all identification inscriptions on the vehicle had been erased with black paint to prevent detection.
The statement partly read, “The FCT Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its sustained fight against vehicle theft and related crimes, with the arrest of suspected criminals and the recovery of four stolen vehicles in separate operations.
“On 23rd July, 2025, following a complaint from one Mrs. Okanemhen at Jabi Police Division that her driver, Abubakar Nuhu, of Magana Village, Toro LGA, Bauchi State, absconded with her trailer, registration number GWA 40 XC, after delivering a consignment of cement at a factory in Obajana, Kogi State. 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. 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, operatives of the Anti-Car Theft Section and the Scorpion Squad of the State Criminal Investigation Department recovered three other vehicles stolen at different times within the FCT.
They 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, the Camry and Corolla had already been dismantled and sold in parts as scrap.
The Police said two suspects, Ikechukwu Iwueze and his accomplice, Amobi, an ex-convict, were arrested in connection with receiving and reselling parts of the stolen vehicles. Both suspects confessed to the crime and will be charged in court after the investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ajao Adewale, commended the officers for their efforts, urging residents to install functional vehicle tracking devices and conduct proper background checks on employees before engaging them in sensitive positions.
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