Magistrate, Monarch, Journalist lose vehicles as car thieves strike in Umuahia

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A Toyota Corolla car belonging to a Magistrate successful Abia State, Ngozi Lekwa of Court 2, has reportedly been stolen successful Umuahia by car thieves.

The conveyance was packed extracurricular the tribunal premises on Finbars Road by the proprietor connected Tuesday, to grip a little authoritative duty, but was obscurity to beryllium recovered by the clip the Chief Magistrate returned to the spot astatine noon.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the lawsuit has been reported to the police, stressing that investigations were ongoing to retrieve the car and apprehend the thieves.

In a related development, a Brown Toyota Sienna car belonging to the woman of the accepted ruler of Nkpa assemblage successful Bende LGA, G.N. Izuwa, was connected Sunday, stolen astatine the Assemblies of God Church, Umuahia by chartless persons.

The conveyance was taken distant astatine No. 5-8 Item Street, Umuahia, erstwhile the Monarch’s wife, who came to religion successful the car, was inactive worshipping wrong the church.

Also, the Abia State analogous of Vanguard newspaper, Steve Oko’s achromatic Toyota Camry car, was besides stolen successful beforehand of Oko’s residence astatine Uwalaka Street, Umuahia, a fewer weeks agone and has not yet been found, among different reports.

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