Police detain six over alleged theft of tricycles’ parts

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Police detain six over alleged theft of tricycles’ parts

The Police Command in Yobe says it has detained six persons for allegedly stealing tricycles’ parts in Damaturu.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Monday.

He said operatives of the command arrested the suspects on Nov. 10 at Nayinawa, after receiving a distress call from Malam Musa Audu, a resident of the area.

Abdulkarim said the suspects had removed the parts from commercial tricycles parked in the area before the arrests.

“On November 10, 2024, at 1400 hrs, the police received a distress call from Mal. Musa Audu of Nayi-Nawa, alleging that six tyres and five windshields of tricycles parked in his vicinity had been stolen by suspected marauders at 0540 hrs the previous day.

‘A’ Divisional Police Station swiftly responded, apprehending six syndicate members.

“The suspects were found in possession of 13 tricycle tyres, six windshields, four crates of empty Coca-Cola bottles, two bicycles and one toolbox,” the spokesman said.

He noted that the arrests followed a stakeout earlier ordered by the state Police Commissioner, Mr Garba Ahmed, to tackle reported cases of shoplifting, burglary and related crimes at the metropolis.