Police in Lagos have arrested a 21-year-old man, Temple Samuel, for allegedly stealing and selling his boss’ Lexus ES 330 car in the Ogba area of the state.

The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.

He said operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested the suspect alongside his three accomplices.

“Samuel was arrested in the Ogba area of the state with three others: Benjamin Bassey, 32; Chukwuemeka Okorie, 29; and Joshua Agboche, 37, who had conspired with him to sell the car.

“Investigation revealed that the suspect who works in his boss’ car wash in Egbeda drove the car containing his boss’ iPhone X and iPhone 13 to Bassey’s house in Ikeja in the middle of the night.

“He equally fraudulently transferred N75,000 from his boss’ account,” he stated.

The police image-maker said Mr Samuel sold the car intending to use its proceeds to fund his relocation abroad.

“The suspect had perfected plans to use the proceeds of the sales of the car and other valuables he stole to process his travelling out of the country,” he said.

Mr Hundeyin said the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, had directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, for further investigations and subsequent prosecution. 

(NAN)