Two arrested while searching for buyer for stolen car

TRACKING____Two suspected hoodlums, Joseph Osajiokweh and Gbenga Samson, have been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly stealing a Toyota Yaris saloon car on the Ikorodu Road.

The driver of the vehicle was heading for Yaba area of the state when four persons, including Joesph and Gbenga, waylaid him at gunpoint and stole his car.

The bubble, however, busted when Joseph and Gbenga took the car to Mushin in search for a buyer for the stolen vehicle. A source, who suspected that the vehicle was stolen, alerted the police, who mobilised to arrest them.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the suspects would be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at the command’s headquarters.

He stated,

“On August 15, 2020, around 4pm, upon intelligent gathering that some men suspected to be hoodlums brought one green Toyota Yaris saloon car with number plate LSR 445 CK for sale on Isolo Road, Mushin, on suspicion that the vehicle was stolen or unlawfully obtained, the police were alerted and we mobilised our men, who rounded up the men before they could escape.

“The vehicle was recovered to the station for necessary action and preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was snatched at gunpoint by four armed men along Ikorodu Road inward Yaba. The number plate and colour of the vehicle remain intact and the two suspected armed robbers arrested are Joseph Osajiokweh, 41, and Gbenga Samson, 36. The suspected armed robbers are currently detained for onwards transfer to SARS in Ikeja for discreet investigation.