By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a five man syndicate suspected to be motorcycle snatchers in the state.
The suspected syndicate are said to be posing as police officers to snatch motorcycles from unsuspecting motorcyclists in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement issued and made available to Journalists in Lafia, said one of the suspects arrested had posed as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), to dispose victims of their motorcycles.
According to the statement, the suspects have snatched over 30 motorcycles, produced fake receipts and sold them off to unsuspecting members of the public.
The statement read: “On 03/07/2022 at about 2:35 pm, Police operatives attached to Masaka Division, while acting on credible information, smashed a notorious syndicate of motorcycle snatchers that operates between AYA Junction in FCT Abuja and Keffi, Nasarawa State, where the following suspects were arrested.
Those arrested include: Aminu Adamu, Adamu Mohammed, Rilwanu Bala, Kabiru Usman and Bashir A. Bashir.
“Consequently, a Peugeot 406 in blue colour with registration number ABJ 963 NW, two fake Police warrant cards, two fake Police Community Relations (PCRC) Identification cards, One spray teargas, one pair of Handcuff, one Walkie Talkie, blank Motorcycle receipts booklet and criminal charms, were recovered from the suspects as exhibits.
“Preliminary investigation had shown that the suspects pose as police officers, hire commercial motorcycle riders whose motorcycles look new to a location where one of the syndicate member poses as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, disposesses the rider of his motorcycle and zoom off.
“The suspects have since confessed to have snatched over thirty motorcycles from commercial motorcycle riders via the same technique, produced fake receipts and sell them off to unsuspecting members of the public.
The statement added that the Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi, has ordered a discreet Investigation of the case after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution. NNL.
