The Kwara State Police Command said it has recovered eight cars and commercial motorcycles among other stolen property from three trans-border thieves.
The Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, said two of the suspects, Adeniyi Olalekan and Abdulraheem Nasiru, were specialists in house breaking and theft.
He said the other suspect, Ugwu Friday, their “receiver”, issued receipts to cover the stolen items.
He further said, “Under interrogation, the suspects confessed to a series of house breaking and theft of electronics, vehicles from where parked, motorcycles and other items within Ilorin and Ogbomosho in Kwara and Oyo states respectively.
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‘Further investigation led to the recovery of three Toyota Sienna buses, one Toyota Corolla, four motorcycles, one plasma television, three generating sets, seven bags containing telephone accessories, five bags of Semovita and house breaking tools, including one iron cutter and one iron rod.”
