The police Special Task-force on Heinous Crimes acting on tip-off has recovered nineteen stolen cars in Kaduna. The Task-force was established by Inspector General Mohammed Abubakar to tackle various forms of crime including car theft.
The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer Frank Mba said yesterday that "the Task-force raided some criminal hide-outs in Kaduna between August 22 and 28, and recorded a major break-through. The Task-force working on a tip-off, in reaction to the upsurge in incidents of car theft in some parts of the country smashed and arrested a 3-man syndicate that specializes in car theft. The syndicate made disclosures that led to the recovery of nineteen vehicles of various makes and brands. {loadposition user30}
"Information of this recovery has since been disseminated to all the thirty-seven state police commands for circulation to the public, to enable persons whose vehicles were stolen to come forth for necessary identification and possible collection."
The vehicles recovered included; Toyota Camry with chassis number 4TIBG22K71U09711, Golf Wagon with chassis WUWZZZ1HZSW1053, Opel Vectra (1.81) with chassis WOLOOOO8S5273647, Honda accord with chassis, IHGC6546XA802693 and Nissan Primera chassis JNIBAAN15U0510309. Others are Honda Accord (JHMCM45503C201055), Honda Civic (JHMEG3200S212494), Honda CRV (JHLRD1858VC807859), Honda Civic (2HGEJ6670VH555237), Honda Civic (JHME044500S026250), Honda Accord (IHGCG565XXA0444991), Toyota Camry (4TIBG22K2WU1898927), Honda Academy (IHCD66XTA141698), Honda Accord (IHGCG564XYA149622), Honda CRV (JHLRE48527C043010), Toyota Camry LE (4TIB322K33U776092), Nissan Pathfinder (5N1AR18W55C749614), Toyota Corolla (INXBU4EE4AZ359074) and Honda CRV (JHLLRD1853VCO12900).
Daily Trust