The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a notorious vehicle theft suspect operating in a tricycle and recovered some stolen vehicles as well as other exhibits.
In a press statement released on Monday, the spokesman for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police operatives attached to the Isiowulu Police Division, working with local vigilantes, arrested the suspect in the early hours of August 22.
Ikenga said the suspect, Chidi Nwoye ‘M’, aged 24 years, was intercepted along Minaj Road, Obosi, while operating a stolen tricycle.
Upon interrogation, he confessed to using master keys to steal vehicles and tricycles from their parked positions.
The statement read in part, “The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the Isiowulu Police Division, working with local vigilante operatives in the early hours of August 22, 2025, arrested a notorious vehicle theft suspect, Chidi Nwoye ‘M’, aged 24 years, who was operating a tricycle and recovered some stolen vehicles and other exhibits.
The Items recovered include one Hyundai Tucson vehicle with registration number PH 725 AAA (without ignition key), one tricycle with registration number NSH 051 UD (without ignition key), eight assorted GSM phones, one black face-cap bearing “AVG Special Force”, one battle axe, one driver’s license belonging to Ikechukwu (surname withheld), two bunches of keys, four master keys, two ATM cards, one PVC, one vehicle tracking device, one sensor, one USB drive, one ear pod, a damaged fuse, vehicle booklet, beads, improvised wires, an ignition device for tricycle, and one brown sling bag containing personal effects including a pair of red canvas shoes and money and an iPhone watch.
“The suspect was intercepted along Minaj Road, Obosi, while operating a stolen tricycle. Upon interrogation, he confessed to using master keys to steal vehicles and tricycles from their parked positions.”
According to him, the police operatives have extended investigations to the suspect’s den for possible recovery of additional stolen exhibits.
“To this end, the Command urges members of the public, especially those whose items may have recently been stolen as mentioned above, to visit Isiowulu Police Station for possible identification and recovery.
“The suspect shall be charged to court on the conclusion of the investigation,” he added.
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