Thursday, November 5, 2026 - The police in Kano State have recovered a Hyundai car stolen from a church premises in the state and handed it over to its owner.
Disclosing this development to newsmen, the command's
spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kijawa, said the vehicle, a gold-coloured Hyundai
with registration number LAGOS AA 444 BL, was stolen on October 25 while its
owner, identified as Uchenna Emmanuel, was attending a church service at St
Thomas Church, Airport Road, Kano.
“Emmanuel, a resident of Sabon Gari Quarters, reported that
he parked the car at the church at about 11am but discovered it was missing
when he returned after the service.”
Kiyawa said operatives of the command’s Special Intervention
Squad launched an intelligence-led search for the vehicle following the
complaint, acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim
Adamu Bakori.
“The vehicle was found parked within the premises of Aminu
Kano Teaching Hospital on October 26, but the person who brought it there could
not be identified. Operatives laid an ambush to arrest the person who parked
the vehicle, but nobody surfaced to claim it'' the statement read
The police spokesman said the vehicle was subsequently
recovered on October 28 and taken to the squad’s office for investigation
before being handed over to its owner.
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