Check Out How This Car That Was Stolen During A Church Service Was Finally Found.. Thieves Apprehended

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The police, according to our source, were said to have sent signals about the stolen vehicle with registration number EX 421 ABJ after it was reported at the Garki Police Station to have been removed from where it was parked by the wife of the car’s owner.
The source added that, few days later, the owner of the stolen vehicle received a call from one Simon in Kubwa that two men, who claimed that the owner of the vehicle was sick had wanted to raise money by selling the car.

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The caller, who according to our source, was said to have gotten the phone number of the owner from a bank teller in the vehicle, informed him that upon agreement of a sum N150,000, a part payment of N90,000 was given to the suspects.

“He said when he paid the money, he was uncomfortable and decided to search the vehicle and was able to find some items including a bank teller in the car which made him become suspicious of the deal. He consequently called the phone number on the bank teller which happened to be that of the car owner. The owner of the vehicle then advised him to play along with the car sellers, he then immediately contacted the police,” the source said.  

The suspects, the source added, were arrested by the police when they went for the balance of the agreed sum.

When contacted, FCT police spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent Hyelhira Altine Daniel, confirmed the arrest and stated that when the car was brought to the man to buy, he was suspicious.

“But upon hearing the price, he was surprised and called a police officer, who interviewed the suspects. They told the officer that the owner of the car needed money. So they decided to buy the car but the buyer was not still convinced, he took it upon himself to search the car. 

Unfortunately, the car was stolen from a church premises, so the buyer searched the car and saw a number. He decided to call the number and eventually discovered that it was the owner’s number he called,” the PPRO stated.

She said the suspects were eventually arrested and upon interrogation they confessed to the crime.

“They said the planning of the crime took two weeks. They said after taking the vehicle, it was kept in Kubwa and then a buyer priced it but he could not pay, so another buyer was sorted for. 

They also confessed to have used a master key to open the vehicle,’’ the police woman said.
The police spokesperson said investigation is still ongoing on the matter.

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