Benue: Police bust vehicle theft gang, recover two motorcycles, car

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command person arrested 5 suspects allegedly linked to a conveyance theft syndicate operating successful Benue and neighbouring states, recovering 2 Bajaj motorcycles and a Toyota Corolla.

This was confirmed successful a connection signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Orchia Peter Aondongu, connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, connected August 18, 2026.

He said the cognition followed a petition submitted to the Commissioner of Police by a nonmigratory of Gboko, who reported the alleged theft of his reddish Bajaj motorcycle valued astatine N1.34 million.

According to the Command, the motorcycle was allegedly obtained from the unfortunate nether mendacious pretences aft a fishy claimed helium wanted to get it and promised to instrumentality it the pursuing day.

Following the complaint, detectives attached to the Command Monitoring Unit launched an intelligence-led investigation, deploying precocious tracking techniques that yet led to the apprehension of the main suspect.

Preliminary findings reportedly showed that the fishy was connected to the theft of different motorcycles and a Toyota Corolla, which were allegedly ta...