48 year old Alhaji Mahmud Abdulakeen Tanko
(pictured left) has been arrested and paraded by
the Lagos state Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, for
selling cars he buys from a gang of armed
robbers who specialize in snatching cars in
Abuja. (right are some of the recovered cars)
According to police, Tanko was arrested in Abuja
after a member of the robbery gang that supplies
him with stolen cars was arrested in Rivers state
and confessed. Tanko was paraded alongside
four others identified as Musa Yusuf, 27, Israel
Nana, 30, Moses Andrel, 25 and Abayomi
Adebayo, 53.
According to PM News , when interrogated,
Tanko said he was aware the young men
supplied him with stolen cars but buys them
because they are cheap and helped him
to maximize his profit. He said he was not a
robber for purchasing from the thieves.
Adebayo, one of the gang member who was
arrested in Ayobo, Lagos was responsible for
forging and changing chasis numbers of vehicles
while Anrel who is a Liberian and a driver with
UACN was arrested in Oyo state and confessed
to selling four stolen cars. Another member of
the gang, Nana was arrested in Rivers state and
confessed to selling two stolen cars.
The Lagos state Police commissioner, CP
Aderanti said they were able to apprehend the
robbers through intensive surveillance,
aggressive patrol and cutting edge technology.
He said 16 cars including a Toyota Camry,
Nissan, Sienna, Outlander Jeeps, Toyota Sienna,
SUVs among others were recovered from the
men.
Source: PM News
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