25yr-old man who stole car in Kaduna mosque arrested in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has said that its operatives have arrested a 25-year-old man who stole a car during evening prayer at a mosque in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Spokesman of the Command, Ahmed Wakil in a statement on Wednesday night, said that the suspect was apprehended along Jos-Bauchi road during a stop-and-search exercise after the report of the stolen vehicle.

Wakil said: “Operatives attached to the Tilden Fulani police divisional headquarters intercepted the vehicle after credible information about the vehicle on 28th November, 2023. A vehicle, Toyota Vibe brand, red in color with Registration number: MRR 227 AA was reported to have been stolen from a mosque premises on the 24th November 2023 in Zaria local government area of Kaduna state.

“The vehicle was stolen when the owner parked at the mosque to observe sunset prayer. Upon receiving the report, the operatives attached to the division led by the Divisional Police Officer intensified stop and search on the highway linking Bauchi and Plateau states. As luck ran out of the suspects, the vehicle and the suspect were intercepted along the highway.

“Thus, the suspect is identified as Ibrahim Mohammed, 25 of Unguwan Gyadi-Gyadi Kano state but residing in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

During the preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to have stolen the said vehicle at the mosque premises in Zaria Kaduna state. The vehicle was thoroughly searched and a document of the vehicle was equally recovered,” he said.

The Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa Mohammed psc directed that the suspect be transferred to Kaduna state for further necessary actions.