| Olawale Olabinwonnu |
A 35 year old man
arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos
State Police Command, has claimed that his pastor pushed him into
selling
of stolen vehicle.
The suspect, Olawale Olabinwonnu, working with Cherubim and
Seraphim Church in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, as an administrative officer, was arrested
by RRS Intelligence Team on Tuesday, August 2nd, for trying to sell a Nissan Sentra, 2015
Model, stolen at gun-point.
Seraphim Church in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, as an administrative officer, was arrested
by RRS Intelligence Team on Tuesday, August 2nd, for trying to sell a Nissan Sentra, 2015
Model, stolen at gun-point.
The original vehicle number was changed to a
fake one (APP 510 DW) in order to sell it. It was recovered , August,
1st 2016 at a car park in Lekki, Lagos. The man who took the custody of the vehicle came forward to
welcome before he was arrested.
He assisted the police in the arrest of its marketer in Ikorodu
several days later.
fake one (APP 510 DW) in order to sell it. It was recovered , August,
1st 2016 at a car park in Lekki, Lagos. The man who took the custody of the vehicle came forward to
welcome before he was arrested.
He assisted the police in the arrest of its marketer in Ikorodu
several days later.
Olawale sensed something was wrong with the
vehicle, parked out of his Ikorodu residence and
office along with his family to evade arrest. He was tracked on
Sunday to another church in Ikorodu where he was arrested last Sunday after
church service.
The vehicle, which is owned by one of the first generation
banks in the country, was reported stolen at gun point when robbers invaded an
hotel in Iju-Ishaga area where the manager of the bank was lodging. The robbers were reported to have requested for the car key
from the banker before making away with it along with other valuables. According to Olawale,
banks in the country, was reported stolen at gun point when robbers invaded an
hotel in Iju-Ishaga area where the manager of the bank was lodging. The robbers were reported to have requested for the car key
from the banker before making away with it along with other valuables. According to Olawale,
“The vehicle was given to me to sell
by Ahmed Abbey. I met him at Dammy Jay Hotel, Ikorodu. I went there to
drink
and he came to my table, bought drinks for everybody. That was how I
liked him… When I was going home, I told him I was going home and he
gave me N2, 000. Those were moments I was struggling and I had no job…
I saw Abbey later that week to explain how he
could help me get some money because I had no job. This was the time he
asked
me if I could help his sister ,who was travelling overseas to sell her
car.
And, I told him that I would try… I consulted my pastor
twice on the issue of helping him sell a car. First, the pastor told me
to go
ahead and collect the car from him and sell it. I took the car from
Abbey and
began to market it but after about three weeks, I couldn’t get a buyer.
He took
the car from me. Some weeks later, I stumbled on him with the car and he
challenged me that I didn’t want to help his sister sell her car… After a while, we agreed that I will help him to look for
buyer. I consulted my pastor again for him to pray about it. This time, the
pastor introduced me to somebody in Lekki who has a car park at a very
conspicuous place, where we can put the car for sale… It was here the car was until I learnt that the car was
stolen at gun-point… Since I was arrested, I have
been calling Abbey to come and explain to the police that he gave me the car to
sell, but most of the time, he avoided my calls, at times, he switched off his
phone… Presently, he’s no
longer picking any call on that line.”
by Ahmed Abbey. I met him at Dammy Jay Hotel, Ikorodu. I went there to
drink
and he came to my table, bought drinks for everybody. That was how I
liked him… When I was going home, I told him I was going home and he
gave me N2, 000. Those were moments I was struggling and I had no job…
I saw Abbey later that week to explain how he
could help me get some money because I had no job. This was the time he
asked
me if I could help his sister ,who was travelling overseas to sell her
car.
And, I told him that I would try… I consulted my pastor
twice on the issue of helping him sell a car. First, the pastor told me
to go
ahead and collect the car from him and sell it. I took the car from
Abbey and
began to market it but after about three weeks, I couldn’t get a buyer.
He took
the car from me. Some weeks later, I stumbled on him with the car and he
challenged me that I didn’t want to help his sister sell her car… After a while, we agreed that I will help him to look for
buyer. I consulted my pastor again for him to pray about it. This time, the
pastor introduced me to somebody in Lekki who has a car park at a very
conspicuous place, where we can put the car for sale… It was here the car was until I learnt that the car was
stolen at gun-point… Since I was arrested, I have
been calling Abbey to come and explain to the police that he gave me the car to
sell, but most of the time, he avoided my calls, at times, he switched off his
phone… Presently, he’s no
longer picking any call on that line.”
The State Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, noted that the suspect is helping the Police with
investigation, adding that efforts are on-going to arrest others. The suspect along with the vehicle has been transferred to
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigations.