The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command, said it has recovered a stolen Mercedes-Benz C300 car, a Samsung Galaxy phone, and counterfeit currency amounting to $7,000.

The items were recovered from one Mohammed Dauda Ismail, an indigene of Kano State.

The Commandant of the Corps in Zamfara State, Sani Mustapha, disclosed this while parading the suspect at the Command Headquarters in Gusau, the state capital.

Commandant Mustapha explained that on December 12, 2024, a 33-year-old man, Alkasim Kabir, also from Kano State, reported the theft of his Mercedes-Benz C300 with registration number DAL 68 HK Kano, along with a Samsung Galaxy phone and an iPhone 12.

According to him, before the arrest of the suspects, tracking revealed several locations the culprit transited through before the tracker was removed and assumed lost.

He said that the suspects travelled via the Dayi-Malumfashi-Funtua route en route to Zamfara State from Kano State.

“Based on a social media advertisement and intelligence reports received by the Command, the authorities swiftly identified the situation and apprehended the suspect in Gusau on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at around 11:30 a.m. along Sokoto Bypass Road, in a restaurant near Masjid Umar Bin Khattab (Masallacin Kanoma).”

Commandant Sani Mustapha explained that the suspect, Muhammad Dauda, confessed to obtaining the items through deceit.

He claimed that he left the owner’s residence under the pretence of refilling gas at a gas plant in Kano but absconded instead.

He further disclosed that tracking had confirmed the iPhone 12 is in Lokoja, Kogi state and contacts were in place to retrieve it as the buyer had agreed to return it to the rightful owner.

The commandant emphasised that Investigations were still ongoing, and the suspect would be arraigned before a court of law upon completion.

He, however, promised to keep the press and the general public abreast of further developments in due course.

“Investigations are still ongoing, the suspect shall be arraigned before a competent court of law upon completion and we shall keep the press and the general public abreast of further developments in due course.”

In an interview with newsmen, the Suspect, Mohammed Dauda said he attempted to sell the car and phones in his possession but failed due to a lack of car particulars.

Similarly, the Corp had deployed five hundred and fifty personnel to maintain peace and order across the 14 Local Government Areas of the State and worship centres as part of the effort to achieve a peaceful Christmas Celebration.

Commandant Mustapha explained that the personnel would be in a strategic location to ensure a hitch-free celebration.

“I wish to further use this medium to update the general public that in view of the forthcoming Christmas celebration, the command has already deployed five hundred and fifty (550) personnel in order to maintain peace and order across the fourteen (14) Local Government Areas of the State and worship centres.” (Channels TV)