The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 30-year-old Chinagorom Joseph Nwoba, a native of Echara Community in Ikwo LGA, for allegedly stealing a Mate 90 motorcycle belonging to Ikechukwu Nwenyim.
The suspect was caught inside the premises of Zenith Bank, at Vanco Junction in Abakaliki, the state capital.
According to an eyewitness, the suspect allegedly entered the premises of the bank where the motorcycle was locked and parked by its owner before going inside the bank to make a transaction.
The suspect was about to take the motorcycle away when the owner, Nwenyim, came out of the bank, caught him red handed and raised an alarm.
Nwoba was arrested with the aid of the bank’s security men and customers, while his accomplice successfully fled.
Subsequently a police team arrived and whisked him away to the Ebonyi State Police Headquarters in Abakaliki where he is currently cooling his heels.