Navy raids vehicle theft syndicate in Abuja, arrests suspect

The Nigerian Navy has raided a conveyance syndicate linked to the theft of much than 50 vehicles crossed the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

It besides arrested and handed implicit a fishy to the Nigeria police.

This is contained successful a connection by the Naval Spokesman, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, connected Wednesday, successful Abuja.

The connection said the cognition was carried retired by operatives of Naval Base, Abuja, arsenic portion of ongoing efforts to fortify the information architecture of the FCT done intelligence-led operations and collaboration with sister information agencies.

Folorunsho said the suspect, Mr Habeeb Ajadi, was intercepted portion attempting to permission the FCT, adding that preliminary probe revealed that helium allegedly impersonated an Inspector of the Nigerian Correctional Service to facilitate his transgression activities.

The naval spokesperson added that the fishy further confessed to his engagement successful a conveyance theft syndicate liable for stealing vehicles from antithetic parts of the FCT.

According to him, investigations besides revealed that the transgression web operated crossed authorities boundaries, with stolen vehicles reportedly disposed of done accomplices extracurricular the FCT.

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