Benue police smash vehicle theft syndicate

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects linked to a syndicate specialising in the theft of motorcycles and motor vehicles across Benue State and neighbouring states.
The command described the arrest as a major breakthrough in its efforts to dismantle organised property crime in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, on Wednesday.
He said the breakthrough followed a petition received from a resident of Gboko, who reported that his red Bajaj motorcycle, valued at N1.34 million, was deceitfully collec...