Juliana Francis
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, serving in Awkunanaw Police Division have arrested 22-year-old Musa Abdullahi who allegedly stole a motorcycle from a dispatch rider.
The Enugu State Police spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe said that on April 1, 2024, at about 5:30 p.m., the Police arrested Abdullahi, in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State, and recovered a Logistics Company Daylong Motorcycle, which he fraudulently stole from its rider at One-Day, Agbani Road, Enugu, at about 3:00 p.m. on the same date.
Ndukwe added: “The suspect’s arrest follows the receipt of a report from the rider alleging how the suspect made away with the motorcycle under the pretence of being a mechanic and could fix the motorcycle, which broke down at the mentioned location in Enugu.
“A preliminary investigation shows that the suspect, after presenting himself as a mechanic who could fix the motorcycle, asked the rider to go to the distant New Artisan, Enugu, to buy a sprocket, which he said was responsible for the breakdown of the motorbike.
“The rider complied but came back to meet the absence of the suspect, who had made away with the motorbike to the faraway Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State, where he was arrested by the operatives.”
Ndukwe said that given this unfortunate criminal circumstance, the public, particularly motorists, are hereby advised to be wary of who they allow to assist them in this manner, to avoid falling prey to such criminals and their activities.
