The Abia State Police Command has announced the recovery of six stolen cars linked to criminal elements disrupting the state’s peace.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, said in a statement on Friday that the recovery followed a raid of a criminal hideout in Uratta, Aba.
According to the statement, the operation was carried out by the Rapid Response Squad of the state command during an intelligence-led sting operation.
The PPRO noted that the vehicles were mostly snatched at gunpoint, stressing that the suspects were tracked before they were arrested.
The recovered vehicles include: an Ash-colored Toyota Camry, Reg No: LSD 885 CX; Aris Red-colored Toyota, Reg No: GDD 254 AA, Chassis No: JTOBT90317113755; Navy Blue-colored Toyota RAV4, Reg No: AG 743 BRR, Chassis No: JTEGH20V810030195; Black-colored Toyota 4Runner, Reg No: ABC 903 BR, Chassis No: ZT3HN86Y0323994.
Others are a Toyota RAV4, Reg No: KTU 778 BR, Chassis No: JTEGH20V430090641, and an Ash-colored Toyota Sienna, Reg No: GWB 350 HM, Chassis No: 5TD2A23C45128038, Engine No: 4201838.
“The public is hereby notified that anyone with valid documents related to the above-mentioned vehicles should visit the Command Headquarters for authentication and reclamation,” she added.