The Federal Capital Territory Command of Nigeria Police has arrested a couple for car snatching in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

It explained that one of the suspects was arrested after the Command received a report of a stolen Toyota Corolla at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.

In a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it disclosed that further investigation led to the arrest of the suspect?s wife who confessed to have provided her husband with master keys which he used to commit the crime.

On April 19, 2025, following the report of a stolen gold Toyota Corolla (Reg No. ABC 570 FJ) from the Federal Secretariat, operatives of the Command?s Scorpion Squad arrested one Yusuf Yunusa.

?Further investigation led to the arrest of his wife, Blessing Yusuf, on 25th April in Kwali Area Council.

?She confessed to purchasing Toyota master keys from the Jumia online marketplace, which her husband used to steal vehicles, while she created distractions to facilitate the crimes,? the statement read in part.

Similarly, the Command said it responded to a report from a car buyer in Life Camp April on 28, 2025, regarding a suspicious black Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC E-400.

It noted that upon investigation, it was confirmed that the vehicle was stolen from Lekki, Lagos.

?Five suspects were arrested and identified as Idris Suleiman, Isiyaku Habibu, Ganiyu Sadiq, Idowu Akintunde, and Bello Muyideen. The stolen vehicle was recovered and the suspects confessed to stealing it from their employer,? it said.

The statement added, ?Similarly, following a report from Mr Chinwenze Chinaza that his driver, one George Idung had gone missing along side his unregistered Toyota Hilux Adventure, police operatives from Mabushi Division, acting on credible intelligence, swung into action, tracked the said driver to his village in Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State, where he was arrested while attempting to sell off the vehicle.

?He is in custody and the vehicle has been recovered.?

The Command, however, said all eight suspects were in police custody and would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

?The Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, encouraged residents to install tracking devices in their vehicles, avoid isolated parking spaces, and verify vehicle ownership before purchase,? the statement added. (Channels TV)

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