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Police nab suspected Kaduna motorcycle snatcher

The police spokesperson said the suspect confessed to committing the crime during investigation.

• January 13, 2024
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The Kaduna State Police Command said that its operatives arrested an alleged notorious criminal who specialised in snatching motorcycles in Dan Bami village of Hunkuyi Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in Kaduna on Friday.

Mr Hassan said: “On January 12, at about 1805hrs, acting on credible information, the surveillance team, in collaboration with Kaduna State Vigilance Service, stormed Dan Bami Village and arrested the suspect.’’

He said that in the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to committing the crime.

Mr Hassan further disclosed that the suspect mentioned some names of his accomplices. He said that investigation was ongoing and that the command’s operatives were still on a trail of other fleeing suspects.

He appealed for timely and useful information from the public to enable the command to take proactive measures. 

(NAN)

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