One Abba Ahmed, 18, has been apprehended by the Police in Katsina for allegedly leading a gang of six to steal his father’s car.
Ahmed,the gang leader of the operation, a resident of Goruba Road, Katsina, was arrested along with Shamsudeen Alhassan, 21; Salim Abubakar, 23; Sadiq Mohammed, 23; Bello Usman, 33, and Halliru Usman, 25, all of the Badarawa Quarter in Kaduna State.
Police investigation revealed that Ahmed and his partners stole his father’s ash Mercedes Benz 180 car with number plate, Abuja ABC 670 LX.
The suspects were allegedly caught at the point of negotiating the sale of the stolen vehicle.
Members of the gang were also alleged to have stolen a black Honda Accord car with number plate, Gombe SHM 474 AA.
ASP Anas Gezawa, the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, when contacted confirmed the development.
He said members of the gang were arrested on August 17, 2019, while negotiating the sale of the two vehicles.
The spokesman said that On August 17, 2019, based on an information, the command succeeded in arresting the following suspects: Abba Ahmed, alias Virus, 18, of Goruba Road, Katsina; Shamsudeen Alhassan, alias Major, 21, of Badarawa Quarter, Kaduna, Kaduna State; Salim Abubakar, alias Horse, 23, of Badarawa Quarter, Kaduna, Kaduna State; Sadiq Mohammed, 23; Bello Usman, 33; and Halliru Usman, 25, all of the same address.
Gezawa stated that the stolen vehicles had been recovered and the suspects were still under investigations and making statement to the Police.
