POLICE RECORDS MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME

* smashes a 3-man syndicate of Car thieves 
 * recovers nineteen (19) stolen vehicles;

The Nigeria Police Force in its renewed determination to rid the society of crimes and all forms of criminality, between 22nd and 28th of August, 2012, recorded a major break-through, as operatives of the IGP’s Special Taskforce on Heinous Crimes successfully raided some notorious and dangerous criminal hide-outs in Kaduna.

The Special Taskforce, working on a tip-off, in reaction to the upsurge in incidents of car theft in some parts of the country, proceeded to Kaduna State on 22nd August, 2012, where it smashed and arrested a 3-man syndicate that specialises in car theft. The syndicate made disclosures that led to the recovery of Nineteen (19) stolen vehicles of various makes and brands. Information of this recovery has since been disseminated to all the thirty-seven (37) State Police Commands for circulation to the public, to enable persons whose vehicles were stolen to come forth for necessary identification and possible collection. The vehicles recovered are shown in the table below.

 

S/NO	TYPE OF VEHICLE	COLOUR	CHASSIS NO
1	TOYOTA CAMRY	GOLD	4TIBG22K71U09711
2	GOLF WAGON	NAVY BLUE	WUWZZZ1HZSW1053
3	VECTRA OPEL (1.81)	MAROON	WOLOOOO8S5273647
4	HONDA ACCORD (BABY BOY)	ASH	IHGC6546XA802693
5	NISSAN PRIMERA	RED	JNIBAAN15U0510309
6	HONDA ACCORD (EOD)	GOLD	JHMCM45503C201055
7	HONDA CIVIC	BLACK	JHMEG3200S212494
8	HONDA CRV	BLACK	JHLRD1858VC807859
9	HONDA CIVIC	DARK GREEN	2HGEJ6670VH555237
10	HONDA CIVIC	BLACK	JHME044500S026250
11	HONDA ACCORD (BABY BOY)	GREEN	IHGCG565XXA0444991
12	TOYOTA CAMRY	GOLDEN	4TIBG22K2WU1898927
13	HONDA ACADEMY	GREEN	IHCD66XTA141698
14	HONDA ACCORD	GOLDEN	IHGCG564XYA149622
15	HONDA CRV	ASH	JHLRE48527C043010
16	TOYOTA CAMRY LE	DARK ASH	4TIB322K33U776092
17	NISSAN PATHFINDER	DARK ASH	5N1AR18W55C749614
18	TOYOTA CORROLA	ASH	INXBU4EE4AZ359074
19	HONDA CRN	RED	JHLLRD1853VCO12900

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, NPM, mni, has observed with satisfaction the high sense of patriotism and professionalism with which the members of the IGP’s Special Taskforce on Heinous Crimes have carried out their duties so far. He stated that the Taskforce was created in the wake of the emergence of heinous crimes in some parts of the country, as part of renewed efforts by the Nigeria Police to check-mate, through proactive measures predicated on intelligence policing, the activities of the sponsors and perpetrators of these crimes. He stated that the new outfit relies to a great extent, on vital information made available to the Police by the public and attributed the recent break-through to the growing trust and cooperation between the Force and the public.
 

The IGP commended officers and men of the Taskforce for their exemplary courage and gallantry, even in the face of very difficult working environment. He expressed his readiness to ensure a well motivated Police Force. He challenged personnel of the Force to see the successes recorded by the Taskforce and other numerous Police breakthrough in recent time as a stepping stone to greater achievements. The IGP assured Nigerians that the Police will remain dynamic and creative in formulating new strategies for fighting crimes and criminality and urged Nigerians to continue to support the Force.
 

CSP FRANK E. MBA

DEPUTY FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

FOR: FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.