Driver And Guarantor Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Vehicle Three Weeks After Employment (Photos)

A driver and his guarantor have been arrested by police officers from the Lagos Command.

 

The driver, Ortema Paul, aged 41 was arrested within the Ojodu axis of Lagos State while he was allegedly on his way to sell off his employer’s 2021 Toyota Hilux pickup van for Twenty Million Naira.

 

The suspect was arrested on August 9, alongside his guarantor, Iorfa Paul ‘m’ aged 40 and Ojo Solomon ‘m’ aged 29 who was contracted to locate and disable the tracker in the vehicle.

 

Confirming their arrest, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the state police command, said the arrest followed the launching of a swift investigation into the matter immediately a report of the stealing was received.

 

He said the suspects will be arraigned at the end of the investigation.

 

''The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc assures residents of Lagos that the Command will continue to work towards the decimation of crime and criminality in the Centre of Excellence.''Hundeyin said.