Five suspects are cooling their heels at the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in connection with alleged stolen cars and spare parts.
DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, announced the arrest of the suspects in a press release issued in Uyo on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
According to the PPRO, the suspects were successfully apprehended at scrap dumps within Uyo in an operation conducted in compliance with the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, fsi, regarding stolen cars.
The release states, “In a proactive operation targeting stolen vehicles and goods, Operatives of the Command successfully apprehended three suspects at scrap dumps within Uyo. The operation was conducted in compliance with the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, FSI, regarding stolen cars.
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“At approximately 4:30 PM, officers stormed a scrap dump yard located at Mechanic Village, Abak Road, Uyo. There, they arrested one suspect, Uzoma Uche, m, who was found dismembering a Peugeot 404 pick-up van. The vehicle lacked identifying particulars, leading officers to suspect it was stolen.
“Shortly thereafter, at another scrap metal dump, two additional male suspects, one Alhassan Haliru ‘m’, 29 years old, and one Aminu Zailai ‘m’, 30 years old, were apprehended while attempting to sell a set of new spanners.
“Upon their arrest and subsequent interrogation, both individuals confessed to stealing the spanners from a local tool shop.”
She said that further investigations are ongoing into the matter.
