A car wash attendant, identified as Issa Mohammed, fled with a Toyota Camry belonging to customer at Isheri area of, Lagos state.
The suspect has, however, been apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, the Lagos State Police Command announced on Wednesday via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter).
In the statement signed by the Command’s Public Relation Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect is said to have only assumed duties at the car wash 3days before the alleged theft occured.
The suspect is believed to have removed the vehicle’s number plate and disposed of all the car owner’s particulars.
“POLICE NAB CAR WASH ATTENDANT FOR STEALING CUSTOMER’S CAR JUST THREE DAYS AFTER EMPLOYMENT,” the X post from the Lagos Police Command read.
“Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a car wash attendant after he absconded with a 2012 Toyota Camry handed over to him for cleaning in Isheri, Lagos.
“The suspect, Issa Muhammed, aged 22, was arrested on Sunday, September 9, 2023, in the Agege area of Lagos State where he parked the car to link up with a buyer.
“Preliminary investigations reveal that the car was handed over to the suspect three hours earlier by the owner in preparation for a family outing later in the afternoon.
“Mohammed, who was employed at the car wash three days before the incident, had removed the number plate of the car and discarded all identities linking the car to its owner immediately he arrived Agege.
“The CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi-led RRS will be charging the matter to court immediately investigation is concluded,” the statement read.
The Command has revealed that the suspect will now be charged to court for the said offences.