By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
A driver, his guarantor and an accomplice are now in police net in Lagos for attempting to sell off his employer’s vehicle three weeks after he was offered employment.
The driver, identified as Ortema Paul, 41 years old, was said to have been apprehended within Ojodu axis while on his way to dispose the vehicle. 2021 Toyota Hilux pickup van for N20,000.
Our correspondent gathered that he was arrested on August 9, 2022 alongside his guarantor, Iorfa Paul, 40, and an accomplice Ojo Solomon, 29, who was contracted to locate and disable the tracker in the vehicle.
The police public relations officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin made the disclosure in a release made available to journalists on Friday.
It reads, ” Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a driver, Ortema Paul ‘m’ 41 within the Ojodu axis of Lagos State while on his way to sell off his employer’s 2021 Toyota Hilux pickup van for Twenty Million Naira.
” The suspect was arrested on August 9, 2022 alongside his guarantor, Iorfa Paul ‘m’ aged 40 and Ojo Solomon ‘m’ aged 29 who was contracted to locate and disable the tracker in the vehicle.
” The arrest followed the launching of a swift investigation into the matter immediately a report of the stealing was received. Suspects will be arraigned at the end of investigation.
” The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc assures residents of Lagos that the Command will continue to work towards the decimation of crime and criminality in the Centre of Excellence”.
