Nigeria, April 1 -- The police have arrested members of a three-man tricycle theft syndicate and recovered eight tricycles they stole in Kano State.

The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the development began when officers attached to the Kwakwachi Police Division, on 26 March, while on surveillance patrol along Airport Road Kano intercepted one Abubakar Sidi, of Kunkumi village, Kaduna State, in a tricycle with Reg. NSR 85 WD, Karota No. KMC 1084.

Mr Kiyawa said the suspect was arrested following his failures to provide a satisfactory account of the tricycle, and transferred to the Command's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), on the directives of the Commissioner of Police for further investigation.

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