The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspect and recovered N5 million allegedly stolen from a motorist shortly after he withdrew the money from a commercial bank in Bauchi.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying the arrest followed a swift operation by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday when a 50-year-old man withdrew N5 million from Fidelity Bank along Ahmadu Bello Way, Bauchi, before driving to HD Plaza for shopping.
The statement said the victim parked and locked his vehicle before entering the plaza, but returned to discover that suspected thieves had allegedly used a fabricated key to force open the car.
The suspects were said to have damaged the vehicle’s door, shattered one of its side windows and carted away the N5 million before concealing the cash in a Peugeot
