Jigawa police arrest motorcycle-snatching syndicate over alleged killing of nine, theft of 33 motorcycles

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested members of a suspected motorcycle-snatching syndicate for allegedly sidesplitting 9 radical and stealing 33 motorcycles crossed 3 states.

In a connection on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, said the syndicate specialised successful motorcycle snatching, receiving stolen spot and different convulsive crimes crossed Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa states.

He said the breakthrough followed an incidental successful which 1 of the suspects allegedly attacked and snatched a motorcycle from an Okada rider successful Aujara District, Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

According to the statement, pursuing the incident, the police, successful collaboration with vigilantes, responded promptly, recovered the stolen motorcycle and apprehended the suspect.

The arrest, it added, led to the recognition and apprehension of different alleged members of the syndicate operating crossed the 3 states.

“During a discreet and painstaking investigation, the suspects reportedly disclosed their engagement successful the snatching of nary less than 33 motorcycles belonging to guiltless members of the nationalist successful antithetic locations,” the connection said.

The constabulary said the suspects besides reportedly confessed to the alleged sidesplitting of 9 persons successful the people of their transgression activities crossed the thr...