Lagos Police arrest driver, guarantor for allegedly stealing employer’s vehicle

Lagos Police arrest driver, guarantor for allegedly stealing employer’s vehicle

The Lagos Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old driver, Ortema Paul, and his guarantor, Iorfa Paul, for allegedly stealing their employer’s vehicle.

THECONSCIENCEng reports that Ortema was arrested within the Ojodu axis of Lagos State while on his way to sell his employer’s 2021 Toyota Hilux pickup van for N20 million.

The suspect was arrested on August 9, 2022, alongside his guarantor, Iorfa Paul, aged 40, and Ojo Solomon, aged 29, who was contracted to locate and disable the tracker in the vehicle.

The arrest was carried out following a swift investigation into the matter immediately after Ortema’s boss reported the case at the station.

Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the arrests said the suspects will be arraigned in court at the end of the investigation.