Vehicle recovered as police arrest robbery suspect in Abuja

The federal capital (FCT) police command says its operatives have arrested a suspect for allegedly stealing a vehicle along Kuje-airport road.

In a statement on Sunday, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, said the vehicle was found in the possession of one Micheal Uke at a guest Inn at the Jabi area of Abuja.

Adeh said the vehicle was stolen on May 2.

“The operatives of the FCT police command on 17th August, 2024, at about 12:00 p.m., in a swift response to a Toyota Corolla vehicle with REG NO: ABC 258 LD, reportedly snatched at gunpoint on 2nd May, 2024, along Kuje-airport road, and the same vehicle being sighted,” the statement reads.

“With the aid of digital reconstruction intelligence, the operatives of the command tracked the vehicle to one Ifego Guest Inn at Jabi, in the possession of one MICHEAL UKE.

“The suspect had replaced the registration number on the vehicle with another, reading REG NO: AGD 146 JP. During the search, one (1) POS machine, one (1) knife, glass dissolving chemicals, one (1) military jungle hat, and the original REG NO. of the vehicle were discovered in his possession.”

The police spokesperson said investigation into the incident is ongoing.

She added that Benneth Igweh, FCT commissioner of police, commended the officers for their commitment in protecting lives and properties of citizens.