Native Doctor, 25 Others Arrested Over Vehicle Thefts In Rivers

A native doctor and 25 others suspected to be involved in car snatching in Rivers State have been arrested by operatives of the state Police Command.

The police said it also impounded the shrine.

The Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, while parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, said three of the suspects, identified as Chidube, Anthony, and Kelechi, were major culprits in the car snatching business.

CP Disu disclosed that while Chidube trained his men on car snatching and he is linked to all suspects arrested, Kelechi is an expert in removing trackers from stolen cars, and he is a wonderful mechanic.

Most of the cars stolen according to the CP were taken to Kano and Anambra States, where they dismantled and sold them as scraps.

He further stated that 79 cars have been linked to the suspects, pointing out that most of the suspects met at a correctional centre.

Disu while speaking on the suspects’ modus of operandi, said “The suspects used a master key to snatch vehicles and convert them to commercial vehicles and drive out of town with passengers to beat security check.”