Operatives of Ogun Police Command have arrested a dispatched rider, Emmanuel Samuel, after he bolted with the motorcycle he was meant to use to dispatch goods.
The suspect was arrested when he was accosted by policemen from Ogere division on routine patrol of the area.
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The Spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told newsmen on Monday that the policemen had stopped the suspect on the motorcycle demanded for the documents of the bike which he produced on the spot.
According to him, the operatives while perusing the documents, it was discovered that the motorcycle was registered on the 12th of July 2021, which implied that the motorcycle has been registered before it was bought.
He said the operatives sensed fowl play and subsequently took to the station for proper interrogation.
“On interrogation, he confessed that the motorcycle was given to him by a company in Yaba Lagos where he was employed three days ago as a dispatch rider.
“He stated further that, he decided to run away with it hence he forged the registration documents and number plate for the motorcycle,” Oyeyemi said.
The Police Publicist said the DPO Ogere division, CSP Abiodun Ayinde contacted the company’s manager, who confirmed that they have been looking for the suspect in Lagos.
Oyeyemi said the commissioner of police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun had ordered the transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for onward transfer to Lagos state command, where he will be prosecuted.
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