I have stolen over 20 cars – Vehicle thief nabbed by SARS

by Kolapo Olapoju

A car snatcher, Alhaji Kabiru Akorede, has confessed to have stolen not less than 20 cars after being apprehended by the police in Lagos.

42-year-old Akorede was nabbed by operatives of the special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in his residence at NEPA Quarters, Isashi, Lagos.

According to the police, Akorede had been arrested earlier in the year and was still standing trial before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court when he went back into crime. The police added that Akorede was arrested at the point of re-fixing the fittings of a stolen vehicle.

The suspect, Akorede confessed that he started selling stolen vehicles barely a year ago, and that he could not remember the number of the vehicles he had sold.

He said, “I was working as a building engineer until 2013. I started receiving stolen cars last year. It was a friend, one Dada, who introduced me to the gang. Since I started with them, I used to sell the stolen vehicles along the Ile Zik area in Lagos.”

“I cannot recall the number of the vehicles I collected, but they may not be less than 20. There were about three Toyota Highlander which I sold for N1.2m each. I also got four Toyota Camry, which I sold for N600,000 each.”

Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the arrest, adding that the suspect would soon be charged to court.

He said, “Yes, the suspect was arrested for receiving stolen vehicles. Investigations are ongoing and he would be charged to court soon.”

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