GIFT ROBERTS
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Eyo Eta on the Ijebu-Mushin/Benin Expressway for allegedly stealing his boss’ car.
The suspect, who resides at No. 78 Iju Road, Ifako, Agege, Lagos State was apprehended with a Toyota Highlander SUV with plate number APP 467 GS while running away with the car.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, saying that the suspect was confronted by men of the Federal Highway Patrol team around the Imeri junction, Ijebu-Mushin, while heading for Benin at about 9:30 pm.
“When he was stopped by the policemen, he was unable to give satisfactory answers to all the questions posed to him and he was subsequently taken to the station for more questioning. It was at the station that he confessed to taking the car away to Benin City, unknown to the owner.
“The DPO, Ijebu-Mushin, CSP Hillary Simire, there and then put a call to the owner of the car, who identified himself simply as Omopariola and explained to the police on the phone that the driver ran away with the vehicle from Lagos and that he had already reported the case to a the police,” Oyeyemi said.
He added that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.