According to the Ogun State Police Command, two trucks carrying no fewer than 37 motorcycles that were allegedly stolen were intercepted on Sunday on the Ondo Road in the Igbeba area of Ogun State.
The two suspected truck drivers, Gafaru, 28, and Awalu Idris, 32, who are thought to be the ones behind the crime, have also been taken into custody, according to state command spokesperson Omolola Odutola.
Odutola claimed that on Sunday, while transporting the stolen motorcycles inside Lagos, the DAF trucks bearing the license plates GYD 44 XB and KTG 56 ZY were stopped.
The recovered motorcycles, according to Odutola, were hidden beneath some livestock inside the two trucks and were headed north on the motorway.
She said, “Our operatives from the Igbeba Police Division stopped these two trucks on the motorway during a stop and search operation.” During the search, our men discovered that the motorcycles, which were mostly fairly used, were discreetly concealed under the livestock they claimed they were bringing to sell in Lagos.
“They said they were coming from the north to sell the livestock during the festive period. They entered Ijebu through the motorway from the north. There were about 95 motorcycles inside the two trucks.
“They claimed they bought them at Ijebu-Ode. During interrogation, about 58 of them were released to their rightful owners, but 37 motorcycles have been impounded.
“We are now conducting an investigation to determine who actually owns the 37 motorcycles. I wish to express my gratitude to the division for their excellent work in this field. We will not tolerate any criminality in any part of the state.”
Published by Ejoh Caleb
