Ebonyi State Police on Wednesday said it has arrested two suspected persons for allegedly stealing vehicles in the state.
The suspected criminals are identified as Francis Oti from the Afikpo local government area and Philip Pele from Isokoro in Delta State.
Whike reacting to the incident, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Ogbodo Augustina, revealed that the suspects allegedly cart away with two vehicles with plate numbers Ebonyi AKL 172 RN and Abuja GWA 753 DC.
It was also gathered that the suspects failed in their attempt to steal another car on Sunday left one of their phones inside the car, making their apprehension by the police easy.
While parading the suspects, the force spokesman in the state, Onome added that the suspects were arrested after one of them called the phone, which he left in the vehicle.
She said, “The Hilux was recovered from one of the ESN camps. It was abandoned in the Agba community in the Ishielu local government. So far, we have recovered 3 vehicles.
CP. Ogbodo, however, warned the criminal elements to either desist from their crime or leave the state as she was ready to make the state uncomfortable for them.
One of the suspects, Francis Oti, during interrogation, blamed the stealing on the hardship in the country, saying, “We were caught stealing people’s cars. We stole this Corolla and the Matrix. Hunger drove me into stealing people’s vehicles” he stated.
