Police nab 6, recover 18 cars, arms, ammunition

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has smashed a robbery and car-snatching gang, said to be operating in various parts of the Territory allegedly under the leadership of a medical doctor, Dr. Ola Solomon Jimade.
Parading five members of the gang who were arrested during the operation, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Sadiq Bello, said the Police were on the trial of Jimade, who is the proprietor of Vital Care Hospital in Kubwa, now on the run.
“…Notwithstanding, five members of the gang: Sunday Okhomode; Meshak James; Amusu Koku, a panel beater, who specialises in changing the colours of stolen vehicles; Kunle Obajemi, also a panel beater and an expert in changing chassis numbers on car dashboards; and Suleiman Isa, a goldsmith who buys stolen jewellery from the gang, have been arrested.
“The arrest of members of the syndicate was sequel to a reported case of armed robbery at a house in Maitama in November 2017, where a BMW X6 vehicle, large quantities of gold and other valuables worth millions of naira, were carted away by the syndicate,” he said.
He added: “So far, five vehicles that had their colours changed have been recovered, out of which four have been identified by their respective owners that were robbed at gunpoint in various areas of the city.”
He urged “anybody that knows the whereabouts of Dr. Jimade, who is said to be an indigene of Ife Olukotun Community, Yagba East, Kogi state, to alert the nearest police station.”
In a related development, the Command has arrested one Destiny Abang, 32, while allegedly trying to steal a car from where it was parked in Area 8, Garki.
The CP said: “In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed to have stolen several cars within Garki and environs, most of these cars were taken to his hometown, Boki in Cross River state, where they are disposed. However, discreet investigation led to recovery of 13 stolen cars.”

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