The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Nasarawa State said it arrested a syndicate that specialised in snatching motorcycles from commercial riders in Lafia and its environs.
The state’s Commandant, Mr Lawan Bashir-Kano, told newsmen on Friday in Lafia that two suspected members of the gang were arrested by the command through collaboration with neighbourhood vigilance groups.
He said one 35-year old Abubakar Zakari was arrested on June 20 at Akura village near Lafia with a Bajaj motorcycle allegedly snatched from Isiaka Usman of the same village.
He added that the suspect had confessed to the crime and disclosed that he and his gang stole over nine other motorcycles recently.
Lawan-Kano said another suspected member of the gang, Mohammed Idris, 24, was arrested while attempting to steal a motorcycle at New Garage along Makurdi Road in Lafia.
He noted that Idris was beaten by a mob before being rescued by officers of the command.
The commandant decried the rampant cases of motorcycle snatching and robbery in Lafia, which caused the death of many commercial riders.
He, therefore, appealed to the riders to be weary of suspicious-looking passengers they carry and the areas they plied.
“We are appealing to ‘Okada’ operators to consider their safety first by observing safe working hours,’’ Lawan-Kano said.
He said the suspects would be prosecuted accordingly after investigation.
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