Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing two vehicles during a church crusade in the state.
The suspects are Augustine Ikponmwoba 62, Roland Ibizugbe 63 and Blessing Joseph 36.
Parading the suspects alongside other suspected criminals at the weekend, the state Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested after tracking the phone that was stolen alongside the vehicles which one of the suspects gave to his female friend as a gift.
Adeboye said Joy Mordi and Peter Abiwo reported to the police that they parked their Toyota Camry cars with number plates MUS 791GA and USL 93AM valued at N3.5 million each at Garrick Memorial Ground, to attend a crusade but after the closing of the crusade, they discovered that their vehicles have been stolen from where they were parked.
He said during the investigation, a female suspect, Joseph who was in possession of one of the phones from Mordi’s vehicle, was arrested.
On interrogation, the CP said the suspect confessed that the phone was given to her by her male friend, Ikponmwoba 62 and was arrested.
“Ikponmwoba’s arrest led the police to Ibizugbe. The suspects have confessed to the crime and will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded,” he said.
Recently, 20-year-old Chidera Ozemina and 32-year-old Micheal Chukwu were arrested by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing a Range Rover SUV in United Estate Shangotedo, Ajah, in Lagos State.
The owner of the car, who does not want his name in print, claimed that he discovered the car had vanished from the premises when he returned from the market.
