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Logistics Company Motorcycle Theft: Police Arrest Dispatch Rider And Accomplice

  • A dispatch rider conspired with another person to steal a motorcycle.

  • The motorcycle belonged to the logistics company where the rider worked.

  • However, both men have met their waterloo.

Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a dispatch rider and an accomplice for allegedly conspiring to sell a motorcycle belonging to a Lagos-based logistics company.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday.

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The suspects, Ekele Sunday ‘m’ aged 28, Yakubu Abdurrahman ‘m’ aged 28, and one other, still at large, were arrested in Oke–Koto, Agege, when the RRS operatives, acting on credible intelligence stormed the area.

Lagos State Police Command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin

“Investigations revealed that Ekele, after a month of working with the company, connived with Abdurrahman to dispose of the motorcycle, which was procured few days before he was employed,” Hundeyin said.

“The three suspects, on sighting the police, took to their heels. Ekele and Abdurrahman were arrested, while the third suspect who escaped is still being trailed. The motorcycle has since been recovered.”

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The Lagos police spokesperson added that both suspects are currently facing prosecution in Ogba Magistrate Court, Agege, Lagos.

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Philip Ibitoye

Philip Ibitoye is a journalist who boasts more than five years of experience reporting the news. He is an Editor at Eko Hot Blog.

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