The Nigeria Police Force has recovered and repatriated several stolen vehicles in a successful cross-border operation led by its INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja.
Operatives from National Central Bureau, Abuja, in collaboration with their counterparts in Accra, Ghana, recovered a Toyota Prado, 2020 model, stolen from a federal government agency in Abuja.
The vehicle was retrieved in Accra, where it was taken after a robbery incident in the Nigerian capital.
Three suspects were arrested in Ghana and have been arraigned in court in Accra, and the vehicle handed back to the government agency in Nigeria.
In a separate incident, a Toyota Hilux (2018 model) stolen from a federal agency’s official in Utako, FCT, was traced to Agadez in Niger Republic through investigations and international cooperation facilitated by NCB Niamey.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commended the officers for their diligence and collaboration with international partners, including NCB Accra, NCB Niamey, and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra.
