Operatives of the FCT Police command attached to the Scorpion Squad have arrested two car-snatching suspects, who had been terrorising Abuja and neighbouring cities.
The arrest occurred between August 19 and 21, 2025, after the police acted on credible digital intelligence, trailed and arrested them.
FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the suspects, Solomon Fanen Manger, 34, and Solomon Yande, 45, both from Benue State, confessed to being long-time members of a syndicate which specialised in the theft of high-value vehicles, particularly Toyota Prado SUVs and Toyota Hilux trucks.
“They admitted operating mainly around Wuse, Garki and the Central Area and within August alone, their gang stole three Toyota Prado SUVs, two white Toyota Hilux vehicles, and one black Toyota Camry which they sold for between ₦7 million and ₦8 million each,” the police stated.
The suspects further revealed that their gang leader, one “Alhaji” (real name unknown), operates from Niger Republic, where he receives and disposes of the stolen vehicles.
The arrest led to the recovery of a stolen Toyota Hilux with registration number FCTA 13B100CT, their operational black Toyota Matrix with registration number ABC 85 NW, an electronic car jammer, and five rounds of 7.62x39mm live ammunition.
Meanwhile , in a similar incident, on August 22, 2025 at about 8:40 p.m., operatives of Karu Division, while on routine surveillance patrol around NEPA Quarters, Karu, intercepted one Daniel Oguata of Kogi State while attempting to steal a Toyota Picnic vehicle with registration number RBC 322 JR.
The police said the suspect was arrested, and the exhibit recovered and all suspects are in custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
Reacting to these achievements, the commissioner of police, FCT Command, CP Ajao Adewale commended the officers for their diligence and reaffirmed the command’s resolve to rid the FCT of violent criminals.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and to report suspicious activities through the command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938.
