Police nab cleaner for stealing NYSC doctor’s ₦18m car in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old suspect and recovered a stolen 2016 Toyota Corolla Sport valued at approximately ₦18m.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspect, Mohammed Dan-Azumi, was arrested in Kano State.

According to the statement, the breakthrough followed a report by the owner of the vehicle, who said he had entrusted it to the suspect for washing.

“The breakthrough followed a report lodged by the owner of the vehicle, who stated that he had entrusted his vehicle to Mohammed Dan-Azumi, 26, of Girei Local Government Area, for washing. The suspect allegedly absconded with the vehicle to an unknown destination.

Acting swiftly on the report, operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), Yola, launched a coordinated, intelligence-led operation that led to the tracking and arrest of the suspect in Kano State. The stolen vehicle was successfully recovered”, the statement partly read.

The statement added that investigations were ongoing and that the suspect would be arraigned upon the conclusion of the investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, CP Kabiru Hassan, commended the professionalism and dedication of the investigating team

He reaffirmed the command’s commitment to combating all forms of crime and criminality and urged members of the public to continue supporting the police with timely and credible information.

Findings by PUNCH Online revealed that the suspect is a cleaner at the Girei Cottage Hospital, where the vehicle owner, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, works as a medical doctor.