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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects and recovered a stolen 2022 Toyota Hilux allegedly trafficked from Jos, Plateau State, successful what the Command described arsenic different breakthrough successful its run against property-related crimes.
According to a connection issued connected Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the conveyance was stolen connected July 17, 2026, from the premises of Oasis Bakery successful Bukuru, Jos, wherever it had been parked by its owner, a 48-year-old nonmigratory of Kwata Zawan.
Police said the theft was allegedly carried retired “deceitfully with the assistance of alleged subject personnel.”
Acting connected quality received from Jos, detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) launched an cognition that led to the apprehension of the suspects astatine Larema Hotel, GRA Dass Road, Bauchi, connected Saturday.
The suspects were identified arsenic Ibrahim Tijjani, 31, of Federal Low Cost, Jos, described by constabulary arsenic a dismissed Lieutenant of the Nigerian Army who was disengaged successful 2021, and Umar Muhammad, 33, of Unguwar Rogo, Jos.
During interrogation, constabulary said the premier suspect, Ibrahim Tijjani, confessed to stealing the Hilux and admitted to having antecedently stolen 2 different vehicles from Bauchi earlier disposing of them successful anoth...
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