A man, who is said to be a specialist in the fabrication and selling of vehicles’ master keys to thieves and other criminals, has been arrested.
The 55-year-old suspect, identified as Hamisu Ibrahim, was apprehended by the police in Nigeria following investigations.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kuyawa, who announced the arrest of the member of the notorious syndicate, said some residents had complained of car theft, prompting investigations.
He revealed that the car theft complaint by one Ibrahim Usman, a 34-year-old resident of Zaria, Kaduna State, led to the arrest of the suspect.
“On preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to having stolen the said Toyota Hilux vehicle at Madobi road, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
“The suspect belongs to a notorious syndicate that specialized in car theft by removing motor vehicles from where they were parked using master key.
“He was previously arrested for the same offence and charged to court,” Haruna-Kuyawa said in a statement.
Aside from the master keys that were retrieved from the suspect, the law enforcement officers also found nine different car number plates in the possession of the suspect.
According to Pulse.ng, Haruna-Kuyawa listed the number plates as: BSA-272 AA, JJN-782 PQ, BUU-964 AA, AE 560-BNK, AA 955-BNK, AE 485-KKU, AE 871-DRA, DC, 360-FST, and AAA-328 DW.
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