Police Arrest Lagos Driver Who Testified in Church Over ‘Stolen Car’

Daniel said he then went to church to testify that he had purchased a car. The suspect was paraded alongside six others on Tuesday by Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson. “I was employed as a driver. The first day I was employed, I stole my madam’s car to go and give testimony in church that I have bought a car and it is what God has done for me,” he said.

The driver said he wanted to turn the car into a taxi. Speaking during the parade, Hundeyin added that two dismissed soldiers were among a four-man gang arrested for snatching vehicles at gunpoint.

He identified the dismissed soldiers as Akeem Suleiman and Abdulau Mohammed. “We have successfully arrested a robbery gang through our tactical team based in Surulere,” Hundeyin said.

“The four-man gang specialized in snatching vehicles at gunpoint from motorists in Lagos. “They have been operating for quite a long time. Two of them are dismissed soldiers, one was dismissed in 2014 and the other in 2017. They carried out their crime wearing full military gear.”

Source: The cable