- Safiu Kehinde
Ebonyi Police Command has nabbed one Chibuike Solomon, a member of a three-man car snatching syndicate in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, in Abakaliki on Saturday.
According to Ukandu, the suspect was apprehended by the officers of the command while attempting to sell a stolen school bus which he had re-registered in his name.
“On May 15, 2025, operatives of the Ebonyi State Command arrested Chibuike Solomon, a member of a three-man car snatching syndicate.
“Solomon was apprehended while attempting to sell a vehicle by officers of the command.
“The vehicle, which was stolen in March 2025 from a private school in Abuja and used as a school bus, had already been re-registered in the suspect’s name.
“During the operation, military camouflage uniforms were also recovered at the location in Idembia community in Ezza South local government area of Ebonyi,” the PPRO explained.
He noted that the command had intensified efforts to apprehend the other members of the gang.
“The State Police Commissioner, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, is urging the public to take advantage of the Nigeria Police Force Digitised Central Motor Registry (E-CMR) by registering their vehicles at https://cmris.npf.gov.ng.
“The registration will facilitate the tracking and flagging of stolen vehicles,” Ukandu added.