The police at the Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have arrested a suspected car thief, Mathias Isa, 28, in Kogi State with the Toyota Camry 2007 Model car he allegedly stole from the Marina car park on Lagos Island.

The police alleged that the incident occurred on 27 November, 2015 when the owner of the car, Mr. Olatunde Idris Ibikunle drove the car with registration number AAA 146 AP and parked it a Marina car park after which he dropped the car key with the security guard at the park.

Police said as soon as the car owner left the park to buy something nearby, the suspect approached the security guard with the car key and lied to him that he was the driver to the Toyota car owner and that the owner called him on phone and asked him to drive out the car to pick him along Marina street.
The security guard, according to the police, believed him and handed the car key over to him.

The suspect drove the car out of the park and headed straight to his village in Ayingba area of Kogi State to look for a buyer for it.

Nemesis caught up with the suspect when he was arrested by the police in Kogi State while driving the car around to look for a buyer.

During interrogation, according to investigation, the suspect allegedly confessed to the police that he stole the car from a car park in Lagos to sell and use the proceeds to solve his family problems.

Following his alleged confession, the police in Kogi State sent a signal to the Lagos State Police Command about the incident and the DPO in charge of Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, CSP Anthonia Tamaruno, despatched a team led by Corporal Gboyega Oyeniyi to Kogi State to bring the suspect and the stolen car back to Lagos.

After investigation, the suspect was arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ court, Lagos on a one-count charge of felony to wit, stealing.

The offence is punishable under section 285 (10) of the criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused however pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime, and Chief Magistrate Mrs. K. B. Ayeye admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two surties in like sum.

Ayeye adjourned the case till 2 February, 2016 for mention while the defendant was taken to Ikoyi prison, Lagos, pending when he will fulfill his bail conditions.

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Suspected car thief, Mathias Isa with the Toyota Camry car he allegedly stole from Marina car park in Lagos and took to Kogi

lalasticlala

nice... 99 days for the thief , One second for the owner First to comment ......

:DOne day for the owner

Name checker

Good one

Say no to jungle justice

No harm in trying

@OP no name

I was only interested in his names

End time tiff

Fine boy like you.. In every fineboy, there's an inner ugly devil in him. Gals beware..


Check my signature for ur customised wristband

Just like that he steals car?

Holes too much for this story

End time thief


The surname of the guy above me is Thomas. He can doubt anything

The security sef na mumu, he should have given the car owner a tag and he will present it before collecting back the car key.

now family problem go end abi?
may we never stretch our hands beyond our reach
looks like a first timer
hmmm God alone can save you.

Gud 4 him,work hard and buy ur own dem no go gree..na to dey loot na him beta abeg make una beat am small make im get sense

Good for him

The accused pleased not quilty but confessed he stole the car to solve family needs.

Let the needful be done if he's found guilty!

fine boy theif

Is he smilling or what
Who dey follow am laugh

Anyigba. I knew it. I knew it.

Those people. He should be tortured and dealt with. Nonsense.

what lead him to this mens in kogi where even parents re no longer there for their children due to none payment of salary what a pity the little one they have some one want to take it away from them gods of thunder strike dis idiot

Yawaa don gas

CR77:
@OP no name
I was only interested in his names

He is an Igala man. He was caught in The same town dat i am typing from ryt now.

heheheheh

Ymodulus:
Anyigba. I knew it. I knew it.
Those people. He should be tortured and dealt with. Nonsense.

You no well o, wetin Anyigba people do you? You must be an Ebira man.

This fool wants to bring shame to the Kogi people.

Ymodulus:
Anyigba. I knew it. I knew it.

Those people. He should be tortured and dealt with. Nonsense.

Shut up...... Anyingba people are great people.