By Augustine Ehikioya
A suspect who snatched a car at gunpoint in May this year has been arrested by FCT Police Command personnel.
The vehicle was tracked using digital intelligence in spite of the changing of its registration number by the snatcher.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, FCT, Abuja. It was made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA).
It reads “The operatives of the FCT Police Command on 17th August, 2024, at about 12:00 p.m., in a swift response to a Toyota Corolla vehicle with REG NO: ABC 258 LD, reportedly snatched at gunpoint on 2nd May, 2024, along Kuje-airport road, and the same vehicle being sighted.
“With the aid of digital reconstruction intelligence, the operatives of the command tracked the vehicle to one Ifego Guest Inn at Jabi, in the possession of one Michael Uke.
“The suspect had replaced the registration number on the vehicle with another, reading REG NO: AGD 146 JP.
“During the search, one (1) POS machine, one (1) knife, glass dissolving chemicals, one (1) military jungle hat, and the original REG NO. of the vehicle were discovered in his possession.”
While the investigation is still ongoing, the statement said the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has reiterated the Commands unwavering commitment to safeguarding the lives and properties of residents of the FCT.
He further encouraged residents of the FCT to report any suspicious activities to the police emergency lines : 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.
