The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing a vehicle in the Lafia Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday.

Nansel explained that after stealing the vehicle, the suspects aged 49 and 38 years respectively, escaped to Taraba and Plateau States, but were arrested after painstaking efforts by policemen attached to the command.

He said, “On July 19, 2023, around 4pm, a complaint was lodged at ‘B’ Division, Lafia that a Toyota Corolla, 2015 model was given to a mechanic in Lafia for repairs.

“However, the suspect took away the vehicle to an unknown destination and all efforts to get across to him proved abortive.

“In reaction to the complaint, police detectives attached to ‘B’ Division, Lafia carried out an extensive investigation into the case.

“Consequently, the prime suspect, 49-year old Sani Labaran of Shinge Road, Lafia was trailed and arrested at Gembu, Taraba State while his accomplice, 38-year-old Ibeto Nwobodo of Faringada, Jos was arrested in Jos.

“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to have conspired to sell the vehicle for N2.5m.”

Nansel added that the state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, commended the officers for a job well done and ordered that the suspects should be charged in court.