The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a stolen Lexus 460 SUV valued at N45 million within hours of its theft and arrested one suspect over an alleged plan to sell the vehicle in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen by the owner’s 28-year-old driver, identified as Jeremiah Jacob Emmanuel.
DAILY POST gathered that the theft was reported at the Agbado Police Division on Thursday at about 7 pm.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, investigations revealed that the driver had taken his employer to the office earlier in the day before driving away with the vehicle without authorisation.
The suspect allegedly claimed that his wife was indisposed before taking the SUV to meet two other individuals identified as Akeem Olawale and Monday Keshi, who is currently at large.
The suspects allegedly planned to transport the vehicle to Cotonou and sell it for N10 million, despite its estimated value of N45 million.
Following the report, detectives from the Agbado Division immediately launched an operation and tracked the suspects.
The operation led to the arrest of one suspect at Agbado Crossing at about 7 pm on the same day, while the stolen Lexus was successfully recovered.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the arrested suspect allegedly admitted involvement in the planned movement of the vehicle to Cotonou for sale.
He added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplice, while the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, commended the detectives for their swift response and successful recovery of the stolen vehicle.