The Delta State Police Command nabbed five suspects in the theft of a luxury bus owned by the logistics company Young Shall Grow Motors.
The suspects who were displayed at Ekpan Police Station in the Ube Local Government Area were accused of plotting to steal and destroy the car for sale.
Speaking during a parade of the suspects in a video released on X on Friday, the state Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, stated that the accused used insider information about the vehicle’s security.
He stated, “One of them worked with Young Shall Grow in the past as a panel beater, and according to him, by the time he finished and gained his freedom, Young Shall Grow did not retain him.”
“He said he has been monitoring where they park their vehicle in Abia State and he knows of a fact that they don’t usually lock their doors and they always leave the key at the ignition of the vehicle.”
According to Bright, the main suspect allegedly phoned an accomplice, who drove the vehicle from Aba to Warri and planned to sell it to scrap merchants.
However, the scheme was prevented by a recent warning from the Divisional Police Officer to trash dealers not to purchase automobiles without legal documentation.
“When they (the suspects) arrived, the scrap dealers insisted on the receipt and vehicle information. To cut a long tale short, they were apprehended thanks to our intelligence collection and information we obtained while they were transferring it to a bush in a specific place where they could butcher the vehicle without anyone knowing. “They were apprehended, and we arrested five of them,” the PPRO continued.
During interrogation, one of the suspects, Michael Odubo, revealed that the gang intended to sell the vehicle for N5 million.
The PPRO also stated that the accused will face charges as the investigation continues.
