PDP security arrests 2 suspected car thieves

Security personnel attached to the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, arrested two suspected car thieves.

The suspects, James Ayuba from Nasarawa State and Abdul Bello from Kwara State, were arrested while attempting to steal a Honda car.

The duo who are in their mid 30s were arrested along Michael Okpara Street, Wuse Zone 6, adjacent PDP Headquarters, Abuja.

Ayuba who claimed to an electrician, said he lives Mararaba, Nasarawa State while Bello, an auto mechanic said has no business with car snatching. The duo claimed they were on job hunt.

A street photographer who alerted the PDP security, said he noticed an unholy movement around the Honda car with the registration number Abuja BF 438 KWL, packed along the road.

However Ayuba who claimed innocent of the allegation, denied knowledge of his accomplice. He said he was going to submit his curriculum vitae (CV) at the Federal Island Revenue Service (FIRS).

Incidentally, when the police dialed Bello’s number with his phone, ‘Acid’ appeared as caller name.

Staff of FIRS and others who lost their cars to street car criminals, invaded the PDP secretariat, demanding that the suspects should face the full weight of the law, as such would assist them recover their missing vehicles.

One of the police officers who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the suspects have confessed to the crime.

According to the officer, their intention was to steal the car battery but denied the allegation that they are profession car thieves.

The officer further informed that they would be taken to Wuse Police station for further interrogation even as staff of FIRS demanded that they be taken to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) Office.

Items recovered from them include scissors, spanners, keys and other tools.

Car theft has been on the increase in the area in recent time.