Sand to the rescue! Thieves abandon Wullinkama man’s car after it got stuck in sand – and it comes just hours after they stole it

Police in Brusubi have recovered a Citroen car that was stolen from the owner’s house in Wullinkama on Tuesday.

A gang of thieves struck a Wullinkama home early Tuesday making away with the homeowner’s car.

Ousman Sowe, 36, was fast asleep when the thieves entered his home in the early hours of Tuesday and stole his Citroen car carrying the number BJL 7162M.

Police Tuesday afternoon found the car abandoned on a street in Brufut after it apparently got stuck. The thieves had fled with the car’s key.