Nigeria, July 29 -- The Nigeria Police Force says it has recovered and repatriated two vehicles that were stolen at gunpoint in Abuja and trafficked to Burkina Faso by a cross-border vehicle trafficking syndicate operating across Nigeria and the Sahel.

Police spokesperson Ani Iniedu disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the operation was coordinated by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja.

Mr Iniedu, a chief superintendent of police, identified the vehicles to include a 2018 Lexus SUV and a 2025 Toyota Hilux. He added that the vehicles belong to the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Board.

According to him, the Lexus SUV was stolen ...