{
  "id": 11461066,
  "title": "NSCDC operatives arrest two suspected car thieves in Kano",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/nscdc-operatives-arrest-two-suspected-car-thieves-in-kano-11461066",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nscdc-operatives-arrest-two-suspected-car-thieves-in-kano/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected car thieves. According to the NSCDC, the suspects, Abdullahi Sani, 61, and Abdullahi Suleiman, 63, were arrested at Ladanai Junction, along the Eastern Bypass, Kano, while allegedly driving a stolen red Toyota Carina II Wagon.\n\nThe vehicle, with registration number LFA 417 AA, had been reported stolen three days prior to the arrest. The suspects were intercepted at about 2 am while driving out of the Ladanai area. Sani is a resident of Kurna Tudun Bojuwa, while Suleiman is from Kantudu in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.\n\nThe NSCDC Kano State Commandant, Mohammed Agalama, confirmed the arrest during a news conference. The suspects are currently in NSCDC custody, undergoing preliminary investigations. They will be prosecuted after investigations are completed.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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