I wanted to sell my boss’ car to relocate abroad — Suspect
The suspects. *Police arrest man over alleged theft of mother’s car An attempt by 21-year-old Temple Samuel to sell his boss’ car and phones has been foiled following his arrest by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspect with his three accomplices were arrested in the Ogba area of Lagos at the point of selling the stolen car. Samuel, who worked for his boss at a car wash stand in the Egbeda area of Lagos, slept over as usual in his boss’ house last Saturday, only to drive the Lexus ES 330 car away, at about midnight, when his boss was fast asleep. In the car were his boss’ two mobile phones: iPhone X and iPhone 13, from which he withdrew N75,000. Luck ran against him by 8 am, the next day, as a team of RRS operatives swooped on him and his accomplices while the car was being evaluated by a buyer. During interrogation, Samuel said he intended to sell the car and use the proceeds to process his travelling abroad. He said: “My boss has b...