Police Recover 90-Year-Old UNN Professor’s Stolen Car, Arrest Two
By Titus Eleweke
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen vehicle belonging to a 90-year-old retired professor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), following a distress alert from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) during a routine vehicle registration verification exercise.
The suspects, identified as Umeh Thankgod, 32, and Sunday Ozor, 24, were arrested on the evening of October 28, 2026, by operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) at the Old Spare Parts Market, Mgbuka, Obosi, where a blue Toyota Camry was also recovered.
According to a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga on Sunday ,the recovery followed the vigilance of FRSC operatives in Awka, who detected irregularities in the vehicle’s registration particulars during a routine verification exercise and promptly alerted the Police for intervention.
Acting on the statement, Police operatives swiftly moved in, arrested the two suspects and recovered the vehicle.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle was reportedly stolen on September 29, 2026, from the residence of the retired professor in Nsukka, Enugu State.
It said the victim was subsequently contacted and positively identified the recovered vehicle as his property.
The statement further disclosed that the vehicle was allegedly stolen from his compound with the assistance of his gateman, identified as Bassey Etim, who is currently at large.
The Police said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and establish the full circumstances surrounding the theft.
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, commended the FRSC personnel for their vigilance and prompt reporting, stressing that effective inter-agency collaboration, timely information sharing and coordinated responses were essential to preventing and detecting crime, recovering stolen property and safeguarding public safety.
