Temple Samuel, 21, was detained by the Lagos State Police Command for stealing his boss’ Lexus ES 330 automobile.
According to a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect was apprehended by operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad.
Hundeyin stated that Samuel was arrested together with three others in the state’s Ogba area.
Those arrested alongside the suspect included Benjamin Bassey, 32, Chukwuemeka Okorie, 29, and Joshua Agboche, 37, who had colluded with him to sell the car.
The statement read, “Investigation revealed that the suspect who works in his boss’ car wash at Egbeda drove the car away in the middle of the night, with his boss’ iPhone X and iPhone 13 to Bassey’s house in Ikeja. He equally fraudulently transferred N75,000 from his boss’ account.
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“The suspect had perfected plans to use the proceeds of the sales of the car and other valuables he stole to process his traveling out of the country.
“In the meantime, Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has directed that the case be transferred to the State CID, Panti for further investigations and prosecution.”
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