The duo of Nnonyelu Kelechukwu and Okongi Godspower, that were in possession of a stolen car have been arrested by the Police in Lagos State.
According to a statement signed by the Lagos State police relations officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, he said, In furtherance of the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, to consistently go after criminals and hoodlums in Lagos State, the Police Operatives attached to Festac Division of the Lagos State Police Command, led by the Divisional Police Officer, on 29th April 2021 at about 9am arrested the duo of Nnonyelu Kelechukwu and Okongi Godspower, that were in possession of a stolen car.
He said some community leaders in Festac had informed
the Divisional Police Officer that the suspects wanted to sell one unregistered
Lexus 2004 SUV to one Anas at the rate of (#1,000,000) one million naira and
they suspected that the vehicle must have been stolen.
The DPO and his team tracked down and arrested the
suspects and the unregistered Lexus SUV was recovered to the station. The
suspects have confessed that they removed the vehicle from somewhere in
Alaba-Rago Area of Lagos State.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has commended the efforts of the Division for arresting the suspected armed robbers and directed that they should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for discreet Investigation and possible arrest of other members of the syndicate.
