A driver, Eyo Eta, who is a resident of 78, Iju Road, Ifako, Agege area of Lagos State, has been arrested by the police while he was running away with the car of his boss, a Toyota highlander with registration number APP 467 GS.
Eta was arrested by men of the Ogun State police command on February 23, 2021.
The suspect was accosted by men of the Federal Highway Patrol at about 9:30 p.m. at Imeri Juncture, Ijebu Mushin heading to Benin.
When he was stopped by the policemen, he was unable to give satisfactory answers to all the questions posed to him and he was subsequently taken to the station for more questioning.
It was at the station that he confessed to taking the car away to Benin City without the knowledge of the owner of the car.
The Divisional Police Officer, Ijebu Mushin, CSP Hillary Simire, therefore placed a call to the owner of the car who identified himself simply as Omopariola.
The owner of the car explained to the police on phone that the driver ran away with the vehicle from Lagos and that he had already reported the case to the police.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
