Array of the suspected snatched cars recovered from the suspects
By Samuel Ogude & Barachel Okuta
Delta State Command of Nigeria Police force has burst car snatching syndicate, arresting the car snatcher just as it has recovered twelve suspected stolen vehicles.
In a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command Bright Edafe said on 11th April, 2024, at about 1632 hours, information was received from a man(name withheld) of Abuja Road DSC Township Uruwhorun that his Toyota Corolla Saloon Car was stolen from where it was parked in Oruwhorun and that, the said car was sighted along Eku/Warri Road by Oha Junction in Okpe Local Government Area.
The statement said consequence upon a tip off, the DPO in Orerokpe, CSP Paul Oboware swung into action by mobilizing patrol teams together with Oha Community vigilante members and they gave suspects a hot chase to Army Check point at Orerokpe Junction and double crossed the vehicle. Their efforts yielded good results as they were able to arrest one Dickson Omage “m” age 47 years of Post Office Road Effurun Warri and the vehicle was recovered just as the master key which the suspects used to carry out their nefarious activities was also recovered. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his gang are notorious for stealing cars from where they are parked both in the daytime and at night.
The statement said further investigation and interrogation of the suspect led to the arrest of two other suspects: Samson Ekwunwa ‘m’ age 40 years and Kanebi Michael ‘m’ age 39 years in Benin City on 19th April 2024. The two suspects specialize in removing old chassis numbers and engine numbers and replacing them with new ones before putting the vehicles for sale and equally demobilizing vehicles with car trackers.
The suspects
According to the statement, a total of twelve (12) suspected stolen vehicles were recovered from Benin City and Warri respectively with registration and chasis numbers as follows: (1) TOYOTA COROLLA – REG.NO: SAG 625 AT CHASIS NO: 2T1BR32E040135167 (2) TOYOTA COROLLA – REG.NO: KMR 965 AE CHASIS NO: 2T1BR32F030700145 (3) TOYOTA COROLLA – REG.NO KMR 963 AR CHASIS NO: JTDBR32FX02011119 (4) MERCEDES BENZ REG.NO: NIL CHASIS NO: WDDGF810X19F271625 (5) TOYOTA CAMRY V6 REG.NO: ABJ 681 HB CHASIS NO: 4T1BF30K44U068578 (6) LEXUS 350 RX -REG NO: WWW 130 TA CHASIS NO: 2T2GK311067C010488 (7) TOYOTA CAMRY (SPIDER) REG.NO: WWW 913 TJ X CHASIS NO: 4T1BE46K37U058354 (8) TOYOTA COROLLA- REG.NO; FKJ 560 GJ X CHASIS NO: INXB932E25Z354431 (9) TOYOTA COROLLA- REG.NO:FKJ 744 CZ CHASIS NO:2T18R32540225038 (10) TOYOTA COROLLA- REG.NO: NIL CHASIS NO: INXBR32E90Z096084 (11) TOYOTA CAMRY V6-RRG.NO EHR 48 AE CHASIS NO: 4T1BF30K46U11562 (12) TOYOTA HIGHLANDER REG.NO: BRS 99 AJ CHASIS NO: JTEGB650108007. Investigation is still an ongoing effort to arrest other fleeing members of the gang is on top gear.
Part of the statement read:”The CP Abaniwonda Olufemi urges residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the Control Room on 08036684974, or by visiting the nearest police station. He further added that by working together, the Police and the public can create a safer environment for the entire populace”.