The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a 45-year-old suspected motorcycle thief and recovered 11 number plates and other items linked to motorcycle theft.
The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, made this known in a statement on Tuesday issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi.
Hassan-Agalama said the suspect was “arrested at his residence in Gaida, Kumbotso Local Government Area, following credible intelligence linking him to the activities of a motorcycle theft syndicate operating in the metropolis.”
He said the arrest followed the tracking of a motorcycle with registration number GRR 958 QB (Jigawa) to the suspect’s residence.
“During a search of the residence, operatives recovered a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen from the premises of a hospital at Rijiyar Zaki, along Gwarzo Road, Kano,” he said.
According to the Commandant, operatives also recovered “another stolen motorcycle, 11 registered motorcycle plate numbers, six screwdrivers, three pliers and three bunches of motorcycle keys suspected to belong to stolen motorcycles.”
Hassan-Agalama added that the principal suspect, popularly known as “S-Guy”, was still at large.
“The command has launched a manhunt for him and is making concerted efforts to apprehend him and bring him to justice,” he said.
The Commandant commended the operatives for their “vigilance and intelligence-led operation.”
He assured members of the public that “the command would continue to intensify efforts to dismantle criminal networks involved in motorcycle theft and other forms of criminality across the state.”
He urged residents “to remain vigilant and provide security agencies with useful information that could assist in the prevention and detection of crime.”
Hassan-Agalama noted that “the suspect in custody would be subjected to thorough investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law upon conclusion of the investigation.”
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