Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have recovered a black Nissan Pathfinder Jeep which had been converted into a pickup van by its owner from two suspected car thieves, Adebayo Abosede and Modupe Obadimu, in the Lafenwa area of the state.
Punch quoted a police source privy to the report of the stolen vehicle but who spoke on condition pf anonymity because he was not authorised to speak for the command, to have said that the car was taken away from the compound of Lukman Otesile on Abiola Way in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Saturday.
Otesile, it was gathered, had earlier been entrusted with the car with number plate SL 842 AAA by its owner.
The state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed on Tuesday that the vehicle had been recovered and the suspects had been detained.
She added that the car was parked in front of Otesile’s house but went missing after he allowed the two strangers into his home.
Otesile reported that his elder sister had introduced Abosede and Obadimu as extended family members who were set to move in with him.
Following the car’s disappearance, Otesile reported the incident at the Kemta Police Division, expressing suspicion that the two new acquaintances might be involved.
Odutola said, “The police officers under the Kemta Police Division visited the scene where the car was stolen, took photographs, and investigated the case. The vehicle was recovered at the Brewery Area at Lafenwa in Abeokuta from a 23-year-old scrap dealer, Kalid Yau.
“Yau confessed that he bought the exhibit from the two men, who were earlier accused of the theft by Otesile, so the event led to their arrest. Further development will be communicated to you.”
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