2 Kwara Residents Arrested While Trying To Sell Stolen ‘Toyota Pencil’ For N1m In Ilorin
Two residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have been arrested and taken into custody by the police in the State of Harmony. They were arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle.
Spokesperson for the state police command, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com disclosed that the two chaps; Ademola Waheed and Gabiyu Lawal had bought the stolen vehicle in question, a Toyota Pencil, for N400,000 and they were trying to sell it for N1million before getting arrested.
‘The Kwara State Police Command has recovered a stolen Toyota Camry (Reg. No. APP 443 CX) reported missing from Lagos. Acting on intelligence received from a motor spare parts dealer in Ipata-Oloje, Ilorin, detectives apprehended two suspects on November 22, 2024, at about 1800 hours.
The suspects, Gabiyu Lawal (M, 43) of Babasoja, Gambari, Ilorin, and Ademola Waheed (M, 45) of Sango Road, Ilorin, were intercepted with the vehicle. During a thorough search of the car, a GSM number linked to the owner, Mr. Ajibade Abel of Badagry Road, Lagos, was found and after contacting him, Mr. Abel confirmed that the vehicle was stolen at a parking lot in Lagos adding that the case was reported at Area C Police Command, Surulere, Lagos.
The suspects admitted that they purchased the vehicle for a suspiciously low price of ₦400,000 and intended to resell it in Ilorin for ₦1,000,000. Further investigations are underway to identify other accomplices and unravel the full extent of their criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya psc(+), commends the public for their vigilance and urges continued cooperation in providing timely intelligence to ensure a safer Kwara State’ the statement added- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you.
