They Ogun State Police Command has arres on the 30th of November 2022 arrested two brothers Emanuel Nwachukwu, 28, and Sunday Nwachukwu ,24, for stealing a Toyota Camry car with registration number JJJ 661 GJ.
The family of robbers were arrested while driving the vehicle to Imo state where they were to dispose it to a waiting buyer.
The suspects were arrested by men of Federal Highway patrol, who were on stop and search duty along Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
According to Ogun State Police Publlic Relations (PPRO),SP Abimbola Oyeyemi,”the vehicle was stopped by the policemen for routine check at about 11:30 pm, but while the officers were asking questions from one of them who drove the car, the two brothers who were the occupants suddenly abandoned the car and took to their heels.
“They were hotly chased and apprehended by the policemen, who took them to Ewu- Oliwo Divisional Headquarters for proper interrogation.
“On interrogation, the brothers who live at No 2 , Onifade Street Fagba, Lagos, confessed stealing the car from Bello Muyideen Kolawole,of Arobaba street, Idimu Lagos.
“Upon their confession, DPO Ewu-Oliwo Division, CSP Toyosi Bello, quickly got in touch with the said owner, who confirmed that the two brothers were working at a car wash very close to his shop, and that he took the car to the place for wash, only for the two brothers to run away with it”.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments, for onward transfer to Lagos state Command, where the crime was originally committed.
