Detectives in Kenya have arrested a wanted man, Crispus Mwangi Gitambi, who is linked to cases of gang rape, abduction and phone snatching in Thika West. According to KBC, he was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation in the Athena area, where officers found him inside his rented house. Police also recovered a black TVS motorcycle, registration number KMGS 004N, during the operation. The allegations remain unproven in court.

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect named Abdulsalam Adam and recovered two motorcycles that were stolen from a residence in Akuro Phase I, Ogere Remo. According to DAILY POST, the suspect, along with other armed individuals, invaded the residence on Friday, taking motorcycles and mobile phones from the occupants.

Ogun Police recovered a stolen car and arrested a robbery suspect in Ajuwon after operatives from the Ajuwon Division responded to a distress call. They launched a coordinated operation that resulted in a pursuit of the fleeing suspects, leading to the recovery of the vehicle and the arrest.

Police in Kampala have arrested three individuals, identified as Derrick Tumusiime, Emmy Kitoko, and Fabrice Niyonzima, a Rwandan national, on suspicion of theft and sale of mobile phones. The arrests were made during an intelligence-led operation, which resulted in the recovery of 143 suspected stolen phones.

The Jigawa State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of motorcycle theft and recovered two stolen motorcycles during separate operations in Dutse Local Government Area. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday, September 7, 2026, by the Command's Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, according to the Daily Post.

According to PM News, police have arrested 202 suspects during a raid on brothels and drug dens. The operation also resulted in the impounding of five motor vehicles, ten tricycles, and ten motorcycles for violating traffic regulations, state-imposed restrictions on tricycle operations, and a ban on motorcycles in certain areas.