The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a motorcycle thief after the father of the suspect reported to the police.

The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna.

Hassan said, “On March 29, we received information from the father of the suspect that he saw his son, Sani Nafiu, with a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen, that the motorcycle was stolen from Abuja.”

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He explained that on receipt of the information, police operatives arrested the suspect of Tijjani Kaya quarters in Giwa Local Government Area.

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He disclosed that the investigation revealed that the suspect stabbed the victim, Mr Shamsu Jamilu of Danja, aged 28, at Kuje Area Council of Federal Capital Territory.

“The suspect collected the motorcycle of the victim lying unconscious.

“The suspect Nafiu has been arrested and the motorcycle recovered,” he said.

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Hassan said an investigation was ongoing and after completion, he would be charged to court for prosecution.