Police get better stolen automobile from Kano hospital premises

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The Kano state Police command has recovered a Hyundai automobile stolen from the premises of St. Thomas Church alongside Airport Road, Kano, and handed it over to its proprietor.

The automobile, a golden-coloured Hyundai with registration quantity LAGOS AA 444 BL, was reportedly stolen on October 25, 2026, after its proprietor, recognized as Uchenna Emmanuel, parked it on the church to attend Sunday service.

The police stated Wednesday that the proprietor, a resident of Sabon Gari, Kano, found the theft shortly after the service and subsequently reported the incident to the command.

An announcement issued Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, stated operatives of the command’s Special Intervention Squad (SIS), performing on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, instantly commenced an intelligence-led operation to get better the automobile.

The assertion added that the automobile was found on October 26, parked throughout the premises of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) by an unidentified particular person.

It stated that the operatives laid an ambush in an try to arrest whoever had parked the automobile, however no person got here ahead to assert it.

The automobile was subsequently recovered on October 28 and brought to the SIS workplace for investigation earlier than being handed over to its proprietor.

The assertion quoted the proprietor as commending the police command for its immediate response and professionalism, whereas urging motorists to undertake enough safety measures when parking their automobiles in public locations.

The Commissioner of Police suggested automobile house owners to put in safety gadgets, together with monitoring techniques and steering or pedal locks, and be sure that their automobiles had been correctly secured.

The command said additional that, efforts had been ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects, including that investigation into the incident was persevering with.