by S’ola Filani

A 40-year-old pastor  who doubles as head of a car snatching gang, in, has been arrested by the Ekiti state police command for car robbery.

On his arrest, Afolabi confessed working two men – identified as Wasiu Sola and Abdukareem Ganiyu – based in Ibadan and specialised in robbery and car snatching, which would be given to a dealer in Ado Ekiti to sell.

Afolabi said “I never asked them since they have been bringing cars to me to sell, whether the cars were stolen goods or not. But the last one they brought that I could not sell on time, put me in this trouble because the engine was faulty and we could not dispose of it as quickly as possible.”

Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Babayemi, said Afolabi and his gang were arrested on Igbaraodo- Ogotun road.

Vehicles recovered from them included a green Toyota Camry marked, ET 241 AAA; a brown Toyota Camry with registration number KSF 634 AX; a Nissan Cabster with number plate, EK 973 XH, and another Nissan Cabster, marked FST 621 XM.