Suspected motorcycle thief impersonating police inspector arrested

A suspected bike thief allegedly impersonating a police inspector has been arrested in Adamawa State.

The state Police Command stated 36-year-old Habila Ibrahim used to be arrested over an alleged try to scouse borrow a bike and impersonate a police inspector in Girei Native Govt Space.

The Command stated: “On tenth October 2026, operatives of Girei Divisional Police Headquarters, whilst on crime-prevention patrol alongside the Girei–Yola Highway, spoke back to a misery name and intercepted the suspect whilst making an attempt to scouse borrow a Boxer bike belonging to Alhaji Musa of Wuro Dole, Girei.”

In a remark signed by means of the state Police Public Family members Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command stated one entire police uniform and a grasp key suspected to had been used for bike robbery had been recovered from the suspect.

“Right through preliminary interrogation, he known himself as Inspector Yakubu Yusuf, claiming to be connected to the Border Patrol Unit on the Sahuda–Cameroon border, in an try to evade arrest. He used to be present in ownership of a faux police warrant card and an entire police uniform,” the remark stated.

The police added that additional investigation printed that the suspect’s actual id used to be Habila Ibrahim, reportedly from Blue Area, Kasuwan Gada, Vimtim, Mubi North Native Govt Space.

“He’s suspected to had been all for bike robbery and impersonating safety staff to facilitate robbery and defraud individuals of the general public inside of Girei, Mubi North and Mubi South Native Govt Spaces,” the remark added.

The Command stated the suspect would stay in police custody and be charged in court docket upon the belief of the investigation.