Nigeria police recover stolen vehicles trafficked to Burkina Faso

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 oper

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has recovered two vehicles stolen in separate armed robbery incidents in Abuja and trafficked to Burkina Faso, following a joint operation involving INTERPOL and international law enforcement partners. The recovered vehicles—a 2018 Lexus SUV and a 2025 Toyota H