Ogun police arrest driver running away with employer’s car

By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Men of Ogun State police Command  on Tuesday apprehended one Eyo Eta, a resident of No.78 Iju road, Ifako Agege, Lagos State while running away with the car of his boss, a Toyota highlander with registration number APP 467 GS.

Açcording to statement from the Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was accosted by men of Federal highway patrol at about 9:30pm at Imeri junction, Ijebu Mushin heading to Benin City, Edo State.

The statement explained that when Eyo was stopped by the policemen, he was unable to give satisfactory answers to all the questions posed to him forcing the police to take him to the station for more questioning.

The police said that it was at the station that he confessed to be taking the car to Benin City unknown to the owner of the car.

The DPO Ijebu Mushin, CSP Hillary Simire there and then was said to have placed a call to the owner of the car who identified himself simply as Omopariola and 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, CP Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.