Suspected motorcycle thief impersonating police inspector arrested

A suspected motorcycle thief allegedly impersonating a constabulary inspector has been arrested successful Adamawa State.

The authorities Police Command said 36-year-old Habila Ibrahim was arrested implicit an alleged effort to bargain a motorcycle and impersonate a constabulary inspector successful Girei Local Government Area.

The Command said: “On 10th October 2026, operatives of Girei Divisional Police Headquarters, portion connected crime-prevention patrol on the Girei–Yola Road, responded to a distress telephone and intercepted the fishy portion attempting to bargain a Boxer motorcycle belonging to Alhaji Musa of Wuro Dole, Girei.”

In a connection signed by the authorities Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command said 1 implicit constabulary azygous and a maestro cardinal suspected to person been utilized for motorcycle theft were recovered from the suspect.

“During archetypal interrogation, helium identified himself arsenic Inspector Yakubu Yusuf, claiming to beryllium attached to the Border Patrol Unit astatine the Sahuda–Cameroon border, successful an effort to evade arrest. He was recovered successful possession of a fake constabulary warrant paper and a implicit constabulary uniform,” the connection said.

The constabulary added that further probe revealed that the suspect’s existent individuality was Habila Ibrahim, reportedly from Blue House, Kasuwan Gada, Vimtim, Mubi North Local Gov...