Police arrest ex-cop, 11 others over car snatching in Rivers

Police operatives in Rivers State have dismantled a notorious car snatching syndicate in the state and arrest twelve suspected car thieves including a dismissed police officer and two ex-convicts, who specialize in the criminal act. Police spokesperson in thestate, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the arrest followed major […]

Police operatives in Rivers State have dismantled a notorious car snatching syndicate in the state and arrest twelve suspected car thieves including a dismissed police officer and two ex-convicts, who specialize in the criminal act.

Police spokesperson in thestate, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the arrest followed major intelligence-led operations which led to the arrest of the suspects including, Adamu Musa, a dismissed police officer from Akwa Ibom State command in possession of 11 vehicles.

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She said the arrested two ex-convicts have confessed that they were hired by one Godspower Okpa to snatch the vehicle using hammers and were paid N90,000 each.

She said: “In a major intelligence-led operation, the Rivers State Police Command successfully dismantled a sophisticated car theft syndicate operating across multiple states in Nigeria. The operation led to the arrest of 12 male suspects and the recovery of 22 stolen vehicles.’’