Dealer arrested with stolen vehicle parts
A spare parts dealer, Pius Kingsley Ebere, has been arrested with stolen vehicle parts at Mushin area of Lagos.
The suspect was allegedly tracked to his hideout at Lafopo after he abandoned his Honda Accord car and took to his heels when he ran into a police check point.
The suspect, according to the police, who is a wealthy trader, is a receiver of stolen goods at the popular Ladipo spare parts market in Mushin.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chike Oti, who confirmed the arrest said the saying that “only the guilty are afraid” aptly captures what transpired between a police patrol team led by the Area Commander in-charge of Area D Command, Mushin, ACP Akinbayo Olasoji and a motorist, later identified as Pius Kingsley Ebere, a big time auto parts dealer based in Ladipo market, on Friday, October 12, 2018.
Oti said a police team stopped a Honda Accord saloon car owned and driven by Pius Kingsley Ebere, for a routine check; but that instead of allowing the police to do their job, the suspect hurried out of his car and escaped into the darkness of the night.
He said the vehicle was towed to the station and the runaway suspect was eventually arrested.
“When the car was searched, the following items, engraved with registration number AAA 472 CP believed to be that of the vehicle from which it was stolen, were recovered from the suspect: two headlamps, car stereo, four side door automatic control panels, brain box, side mirrors and four rear seats.
“Investigation revealed that the items were stolen from a Lexus GX 472 SUV, aka jeep, belonging to one Suleiman Waheed Adebola. He has been contacted and he affirmed that the recovered items were parts of his car vandalised in Ekoro area of the state.
Oti said further revelation by the suspect led to the arrest of his accomplice, one Peter Attah, aka Dangote, also an auto parts dealer at Ladipo Auto spare parts market where search warrant was executed and various types suspected stolen car parts were recovered.