Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Police command on Wednesday arrested Ada Joseph while trying to sell his former employer’s car.
This was disclosed in a statement by RRS on Friday.
“Around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS), who were acting on intelligence arrested one Ada Joseph, 27 in Ikeja, Lagos for trying to sell his former boss car,” the statement said.
“Ada stole the former boss’s Toyota Camry, 2015 model from where it was parked in Osapa, London, Lekki, Lagos around 7:00 a.m.
“By 11:00 a.m. he was in Central Business District, Alausa to sell the vehicle to a willing buyer.
“The employer had sometime in June, 2024 sacked Ada after about a year of working with him. Unknown to the boss, Ada, his driver had hatched a plan and duplicated the car key.
“The suspect confessed to the crime and disclosed that he wanted to use the proceeds of the sale to bury his late father.
“The owner was later alerted, and both the suspect as well as the recovered vehicle have been transferred to the State Command for further investigation.”
