By Abraham Ovuoba
The Ebonyi State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on criminal activities, dismantling a notorious motorcycle snatching syndicate and recovered 11 stolen motorcycles.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, quoted: “AZ.:5200/EBS/PPRO/VOL.9/62,” saying the operation was carried out under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Hope Urunwa Okafor.
According to the statement, the breakthrough followed a complaint lodged at the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, by one Eze Christian Ifeanyi, who reported that his motorcycle was stolen from a bank premises in Ikom, Ikom. Acting on the report and credible intelligence, police operatives arrested one Anaeto Emmanuel in connection with the theft.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly specialised in buying stolen motorcycles from members of the syndicate and reselling them to unsuspecting members of the public.
The police further disclosed that after an intelligence-led and painstaking investigation, operatives traced and recovered 11 motorcycles stolen from different locations across Ebonyi State and Cross River State.
The Command called on members of the public whose motorcycles were stolen to report to the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, with relevant ownership documents for possible identification and recovery of their motorcycles.
