The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a suspected car thief while attempting to sell the vehicle in Gusau, the state capital.
A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, ASCII Umar Mohammad M., stated that one Mr. Alkasim Muhammad Kabir, an indigene of Kano, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, reported a case of a missing Mercedes-Benz C300 with registration number DAL68HK Kano and two phones (Samsung Galaxy A55 5G & iPhone 12), suspected to be stolen.
“Prior to his arrest, tracking revealed a number of locations the culprit transited through before being displaced of the tracker and assumed lost, notably Dayi-Malumfashi-Futua en route to Zamfara State from Kano State,” the statement said.
“Subject to the advert on social media and intelligence reports to the command, the command swiftly identified the situation and apprehended the suspect in Gusau, Sunday, December 15, 2024, along Sokoto by-pass road in a restaurant close to Masjid Umar Bin Khattab (Masallacin Kanoma).
“The suspect, Muhammad Dauda Ismail, 30 years old, an indigene of Dala LGA, Kano State, was discovered by the Intelligence & Investigations Department of the Corps with the stolen car, Mercedes C300, a phone (Samsung Galaxy A55 5G), and hard currency amounting to seven thousand dollars (7000 USD), suspected to be counterfeit.
“Muhammad Dauda, the suspect, confessed to being in possession of the items through deceit. He left the owner’s residence to refill gas (LNG) at a gas plant in Kano but absconded.
“He attempted to sell the car and phones in his possession but failed due to lack of transparency and car particulars, while he sold the iPhone 12. Tracking confirmed the phone in Lokoja, Kogi State, and contacts are in place to retrieve it as the buyer has agreed to return it to the rightful owner.”
“Investigations are still ongoing. The suspect shall be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction upon completion, and we shall keep the press and the general public abreast of further developments in due course.”
Zamfara: NSCDC arrests suspected car snatcher in Gusau
