A man identified as Habeeb, was arrested in Kogi after he stole a car from Ekiti.

DSP Sunday Abutu of Ekiti Police Command confirmed the arrest. He stated that the command received a distress phone call on December 18th, at around 0800, regarding a Toyota Corolla stolen from the GRA in Ado-Ekiti.

The Anti-Vehicle Theft Section of the state CID traced the vehicle in Kogi State to Iyamoye, where it was taken into custody by the suspect.

Abutu said;

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and said he had been into car theft operation since 2021.

“The suspect also stated that he operated majorly in Ekiti, Kogi, and Kano while his major buyers are from Abuja, Kaduna and Kano.”

Exhibits recovered include a Toyota Corolla, one Toyota Yaris, three master keys for Toyota, Hyundai and Honda cars, respectively, and two Samsung phones.

Wow

A grand theft