The Ebonyi state Police command Wednesday arrested two suspects for car theft in Abakaliki.
The suspects, Francis Oti from Afikpo local government of Ebonyi and Philip Pele from Isokoro, Delta state, respectively allegedly stole a Corolla vehicle with plate numbers Ebonyi AKL 172 RN and a Matrix car Abuja GWA 753 DC.
Luck was said to have run out of them when they attempted to steal a car on Sunday but forgot one of their phones in it.
Meanwhile, another Hilux car was said to have been recovered at Agba, Ishielu in a suspected ESN camp.
While parading the suspect on Tuesday night, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya noted the syndicate was arrested when one of them placed a call on the phone which he unknowingly left in the vehicle.
Onome said, “Lately, there have been incidents of car theft from where packed and so the command has been on their toes. As God will have it a syndicate trying to move a particular vehicle from where packed failed but unfortunately one of them left his phone in the vehicle which was what led to their arrest.
The Hilux was recovered from one of the ESN camps, it was abandoned Agba community in Ishielu. So far we have recovered 3 vehicles.
“The commissioner of Police, CP Augustina Ogbodo is warning the criminal element to either desist or leave the state because she is going to make the state uncomfortable for them.
However, the suspects blamed the hardship faced in the country for their criminal activities.
