Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate and recovered five vehicles believed to have been stolen in operations linked to robbery and vehicle theft across Lagos State and other parts of the country.
According to the police, the breakthrough followed an intelligence-led investigation after a report was made concerning a stolen Toyota Camry 2008 model.
Investigators reportedly tracked the vehicle to a re-registration point, which exposed the activities of the syndicate.
Police spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi said investigations showed that the suspects allegedly stole vehicles in Lagos before transporting and selling them in Ibadan and Ilorin.
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During the operation, police arrested a suspect identified as Segun Olawuwo, 58, in Ibadan, where officers recovered another suspected stolen Toyota Corolla 2008 model.
Further investigations led to the arrest of two additional suspects, Femi Afolabi and Sunday Ugbomudia, both aged 53, in Ilorin. Officers also recovered a Toyota Camry 2008 model and a Toyota Corolla 2006 model suspected to have been stolen.
The command added that another stolen Toyota Camry 2012 model, which had earlier been sold to an unsuspecting buyer in Ibadan, was also recovered.
Police authorities said the suspects confessed to participating in several car-snatching and robbery operations within and outside Lagos State, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate and recover more vehicles.
The Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, commended the operatives for their professionalism and commitment in tackling crime across the state.
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