*CP Ajao S. Adewale, Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, says the recent upsurge in car theft and drug-related offences across the Nigerian Capital City prompted the Command to intensify intelligence-led operations and conduct targeted raids in identified hotspots

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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said its Officers arrested 1,611 suspects linked to various criminal activities, including drug trafficking April 2025 alone.

绿帽献妻 reports CP Ajao S. Adewale, Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, disclosed this development Friday, May 2, 2025, at a media briefing held at the Command Headquarters, in Abuja, FCT.

CP Ajao said the FCT Command also recovered 21 stolen vehicles, a large quantity of codeine, a large quantity of Tramadol tablets, 10 iPads/tablets, 14 laptops, 19 power banks, and two generator sets.

He also noted other recovered stolen items are 10 POS machines, 15 motorcycles, 109 ATM cards, 225 tablets of Exol, 52 tablets of Diazepam, one axe, three scissors, one crusher, and 149 mobile phones.

The Commissioner of Police averred the recent surge in car theft and drug-related offences across the FCT prompted the Command to intensify intelligence-led operations and conduct targeted raids in identified hotspots.

According to him, the Police Command arrested 15 suspects in connection with car theft.

He further revealed that six of the recovered vehicles had already been returned to their verified owners, while the remaining 13 were displayed during the briefing.

Ajao explained: 鈥淚n one case, a Toyota Camry, popularly known as 鈥榩encil light,鈥� was intercepted around the Central Area after it was found to be driven suspiciously by one Hassan Bukar, who attempted to evade arrest before being apprehended.

Investigations revealed the car had been stolen from the premises of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission, he stated.

鈥淭he suspect confessed to planning to sell the vehicle to a regular buyer in Kaduna State and was found in possession of master keys used for stealing cars.

鈥淚n another incident, a man identified as Daniel James reported that his Toyota Camry 2011, handed to a mechanic for repairs, had gone missing. Detectives traced the vehicle to a buyer in Gwarinpa and arrested the intermediary, while the mechanic, Abdulazeez Auwal Salisu, remains at large,鈥� he told reporters.

The Commissioner of Police said a government-issued Hilux van was recovered in Kaduna after it was taken without permission by an official driver, Abubakar Sadio, who intended to sell it.

“Another unregistered Hilux was also found in his possession,鈥� he stated.

Ajao added that five suspects were arrested in Life Camp for attempting to sell a black Mercedes Benz 4Matic E-400 that had been stolen from its original owner in Lekki, Lagos.