The Police Command in Kaduna State announced the arrest of an individual in possession of 30 assorted master keys suspected to be used for vehicles and motorcycles.
A spokesperson for the Police Command in Kaduna State, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement released to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
Hassan said, “The suspect specialises in vehicle and motorcycle theft.
“On July 20, at about 0230hrs our personnel received a distress call that a shop was burgled.
“Upon receiving information, our operatives were immediately drafted to the area.”
He said that upon arriving at the scene, the suspect, Zahradeenee Suleiman, had been arrested in the shop.
According to him, the suspect, 35, is a resident of Galma Road, Tsugugi area of Sabon Gari Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“Upon search, about 30 different sizes of keys of vehicle and motorcycles were recovered including two locally fabricated master keys in his possession,” Hassan said.
He added the suspect was said to have specialised in the theft of vehicles and motorcycles.
Hassan said that the suspect would be charged to Court for prosecution after the completion of the investigation.
It was reported that the same command on June 1 said its operatives apprehended an international car theft suspect simply identified as Mubarak Kabiru from Kano State along the highbrow Alkali Road, Kaduna in the metropolis.
PPRO Hassan said the arrest was made possible through a tip-off from a Good Samaritan, adding that the individual reported that he was requested to assist in collecting a Lexus LX470 Jeep from a mechanic.
In another series of arrests made on June 21, the police spokesman also announced that operatives arrested one Chinago Harrison, a suspected car thief around Manya Street, Ungwan Romi area of the Kaduna State.
In January, the Kaduna State police command reported the arrest of three individuals suspected of car theft, according to earlier statements.
Hassan, on December 23, 2023, officers from the Zaria City Divisional Headquarters apprehended the individuals in question at Agoro-Tudun Wada, Zaria.
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