Operatives of Oyo State Police Command have arrested a notorious Trans-Border Car Snatching Syndicate along Ogbomoso/Oyo State.
The suspect identified as Yahaya Abubakar(24) was arrested on September 1,2022 by the Command’s Monitoring Unit, Ogbomoso operational base while on an intelligence based anti-crime patrol.
In a statement by the state’s PPRO, Adewale Osifeso and made available to NPO Correspondent noted that the suspect was queried about the ownership of one KIA-RIA Car which he was driving but couldn’t give a satisfactory explanation. Hence,he was arrested.
The statement further revealed that upon interrogation,it was discovered that the car was snatched from it’s rightful owner at gun point on the same date by the criminal kingpin and his syndicate members.
The suspect later confessed that he was on his way to Kebbi State where the car would be handed over to his syndicate’s criminal receivers for onward movement to Niger Republic.
Further interrogation revealed that the suspect had led his syndicate members to snatch several exotic cars from their owners at different locations across Oyo and other neighboring States.
He later led the police operatives to Kebbi State where two of his criminal receivers,Nasiru Kabiru,32,and Danladi Aminu,32, were arrested.
Items recovered from the suspects include, One Kia-Ria car, One Torrent Jeep,ytwo Toyota Camry (Muscle and Big Daddy) and One Toyota Yaris.
“The suspects will be charged to court when the investigation is concluded,” the statement added