Alhaji Kabiru Akorede, who is a suspected car snatcher has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, the suspect claims he has lost count of how many stolen cars he has sold.
Alhaji Kabiru Akorede, who is a suspected car snatcher has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, the suspect claims he has lost count of how many stolen cars he has sold.
The 42 year old Akorede, who hails from Ilorin in Kwara State, was cought by the Anti-Robbery Squad in his residence at NEPA Quarters, Isashi, Lagos.
Akorede who belonged to an eight man gang who had gone on to Victoria Island in Lagos and robbed one Mr. Albert Omisore of his Toyota Prado marked, AAA 690 BH on September 12, 2014.
According to the police, Akorede had been arrested earlier in the year and was still standing trial before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court when he went back into crime. The police added that Akorede was arrested at the point of re-fixing the fittings of a stolen vehicle.
According to PUNCH Metro, Akorede, who claimed he has been to Mecca in 2010 confessed that even though he started selling stolen cars last year, he has lost count of how many cars he has sold.
He said, “I was working as a building engineer until 2013. I started receiving stolen cars last year. It was a friend, one Dada, who introduced me to the gang. Since I started with them, I used to sell the stolen vehicles along the Ile Zik area in Lagos.
“I cannot recall the number of the vehicles I collected, but they may not be less than 20. There were about three Toyota Highlander which I sold for N1.2m each. I also got four Toyota Camry, which I sold for N600,000 each.”
Akorede who is married with two children would be charged to court soon and this has been confirmed by The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu.
He said, “Yes, the suspect was arrested for receiving stolen vehicles. Investigations are ongoing and he would be charged to court soon.”