The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it had impounded 10 vehicles suspected to have been used for “one chance” activities in the territory.

The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Haruna Garba, said this during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja.

He said the vehicles were impounded by the command’s newly created ‘Anti-One Chance Squad’ to curb the menace within the FCT.

According to him, most of the vehicles impounded had tinted glasses on them, and during searches, axes, cutlasses and knives, ostensibly for use in carrying out their criminal activities, were recovered from the vehicles.

He said the three suspects arrested in connection with the seizure of the vehicles were currently under investigation.

Mr Garba said operatives of the command from Zuba Division, on October 8, arrested three suspects over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping.

He said the suspects were arrested following a distress call about strange and suspicious movements around the Zuba fruit market.

“Police operatives from Zuba Division swiftly mobilised to the scene and arrested a suspect, who, upon sighting the police operatives, took to his heels. He was given a hot chase and apprehended by police operatives.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a five-man gang and later led the police operatives to the arrest of two of his gang members,” he said.

According to the CP, the police recovered two AK-47 rifles, two magazines and 35 rounds of live ammunition from the suspects’ house.

(NAN)