Police track, recover stolen Prado SUV in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has recovered a stolen Toyota Prado SUV in Abuja and arrested a suspect in connection with the incident.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.

According to Adeh, the Garki Police Station received a complaint on Sunday from one Mr Haruna Alhaji, who reported that his dark ash Toyota Prado SUV, with registration number ABC 60 CZ X, had been stolen from the parking lot of an event centre in Area 8, Garki, Abuja.

She said police operatives attached to the Garki Division immediately launched an investigation following the report.

Adeh explained that preliminary findings revealed that an unidentified male drove the vehicle out of the premises at about 3:10 p.m. without the owner’s knowledge.

She added that the police, using digital tracking technology, traced and recovered the stolen SUV within the Garki area at about 7:30 p.m. on the same day.

“One Samaila Mamza was arrested in connection with the incident. The suspect remains in Police custody, and upon the conclusion of investigations, he will be charged to court,” the statement read.

The police spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, urged residents to remain security-conscious and install vehicle tracking devices to facilitate the prompt recovery of stolen vehicles.