Car Wash Workers In Police Custody for Stealing Customer’s Vehicle

In Ogun State, the police have arrested the brothers, Emanuel and Sunday Nwachengu, who was involved in the theft of a Toyota Corolla car with registration number JJJ 661 GJ. The suspects, who work at a car wash near Kolawole’s shop in Idimu Lagos, ran away after dropping the car with them.

On their way to Imo State, they were apprehended by the officers of the Federal Highway Patrol.

According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi,

“The vehicle was stopped by the policemen for a routine check at about 11:30 pm, but while the officers were asking questions from one of them who drove the car, the two brothers who were the occupants suddenly abandoned the car and took to their heels. “They were hotly chased and apprehended by the policemen, who there and then took them to Ewu- oliwo divisional headquarters for proper interrogation.

On interrogation, the two brothers who live at No 2 , Onifade street Fagba Lagos confessed stolen the car from one Bello Muyideen Kolawole of Arobaba street, Idimu Lagos. “Upon their confession, the DPO Ewu-oliwo division, CSP Toyosi Bello, quickly got in touch with the said owner, who confirmed that the two brothers were working at a car wash very close to his shop and that he took the car to the place for wash, only for the two brothers to run away with it.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the two suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments, for onward transfer of the case to Lagos State Command, where the crime was originally committed.”