By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested three persons, including a ward head for alleged motorcycle theft.
The suspects, including the village head, were arrested in the Paikoro local government area of Niger State following a tip-off.
The two suspects, according to the police confessed to having stole about four motorcycles, aided by two other suspects presently at large.
On his part, the village head was arrested for receiving the stolen goods from the two suspects, the police said.
The police alleged that it retrieved 26 motorcycle number plates and one fuel tank from the possession of the village head.
“Hussaini Ibrahim was arrested on 26/06/2023 at about 0130hrs for being suspected to have stolen two Jincheng motorcycles from the Tudun-Fulani area of Minna on 12/06/2023, while he led the Police team to Isah Umar at Danduru village, Paiko for aiding in the theft of the motorcycles.
“During interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the crime and claimed that they stole about four motorcycles with one Nafiu presently at large, and gave it to one Junaidu also at large who sells to Ward’s head; Hussaini Mohammed.
“They further confessed that they do sell the motorcycles at the rate of two hundred thousand nairas and one hundred and fifty thousand nairas to the Ward’s head. The receiver (Ward’s head) was later arrested on 08/07/2023 at about 0200hrs with the recovery of twenty-six motorcycle number plates and one fuel tank.
“The ward head confessed that he does buy such motorcycles and he usually retrieves the number plates before re-selling,”
A statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun said that the case is under investigation at SCID Minna, and all suspects will be arraigned in court for prosecution as soon as the investigation is concluded.
