Police arrest driver and guarantor for allegedly stealing vehicle three weeks after employment

Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a driver, Ortema Paul, aged 41 within the Ojodu axis of Lagos State while he was allegedly 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, 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.

Confirming their arrest, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the state police command, said the arrest followed the launching of a swift investigation into the matter immediately a report of the stealing was received.

He said the suspects will be arraigned at the end of the 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.”Hundeyin said