Police recover stolen Prado, other vehicles traced to Ghana, Niger

The Nigeria Police Force has recovered a Toyota Prado belonging to the Federal Govt, alongside with assorted autos that had been stolen in Nigeria and trafficked to Ghana and Niger Republic.

Police spokesperson ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi talked about on Sunday that the recoveries had been made thru joint efforts between the Nigeria Police and INTERPOL workplaces in Ghana and Niger.

Adejobi claims that one of the critical recovered autos, a 2020 Toyota Prado, is owned by a federal authorities organisation, became once stolen all over a most modern theft in Abuja, and became once point out in Accra, Ghana.

In line with Adejobi, three suspects had been detained in Ghana and are genuinely facing fees in an Accra court docket.

He renowned that the auto became once returned support to Nigeria and handed over to the concerned company.

In a identical operation, the policeman printed that a Toyota Hilux (2018 model) belonging to one other federal authorities company in Nigeria became once recovered.

“The car had been stolen from a group of the company in Utako District, FCT Abuja, on 18th October 2024. Via broad investigation and international cooperation facilitated by INTERPOL NCB Niamey, the auto became once tracked to Agadez, Niger Republic, and officially handed over at the Nigeria-Niger border (Ilela/Konni) to a senior group representing the company,” Adejobi talked about.

He added that the police drive can be within the system of recovering two extra autos, a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV and a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV, which possess been stolen in Abuja in Might maybe well merely 2025 and later sold in Niamey, Niger Republic.

The police drive, nonetheless, knowledgeable all citizens to register their autos on the Police Digital Platforms and keep all fundamental precautions to toughen the potentialities of swift restoration within the downhearted match of theft.