The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old boy, Temple Samuel, at the point of negotiation to sell his master’s car.
The suspect was arrested by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the state police command while networking to sell the ES 330 Lexus car. He confessed that his plan was to use the proceeds of the sale to seek greener pastures overseas.
The suspect was arrested at about 8am in Ogba, last Sunday, after stealing the vehicle in Egbeda, midnight of Saturday.
He was arrested alongside three other suspects who participated in the plan to sell the car. A senior police officer, who pleaded anonymity, said apart from the vehicle, Temple stole one iPhone X ,one iPhone 13, and subsequently transferred N75,000: 00 from his boss’ bank account.
“Arrested at the point of negotiating the sale of the Lexus ES 330 car with him were: Benjamin Bassey 32, Chukwuemeka Okorie, 29, and Joshua Agboche, 37.
Temple, who was working in his boss’ car wash, disclosed in his statement to the police that he started nursing the idea of using the proceeds from the sale of the car to travel abroad several weeks ago.
He stated that he moved the car from Egbeda between 12 midnight on Saturday, while his boss was sleeping in his friend, Bassey’s residence, in Ikeja.
He added that they were in Ogba around 8am, on Sunday, to link up with the buyers when RRS officers rounded them up.
Speaking on the development, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alabi, said he has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, for further investigations and prosecution.