Man caught stealing car in Lagos

In the Abule Egba neighbourhood of Lagos State, a man who has not yet been recognised was detained after reportedly trying to steal a black Camry using a towing van.

PUNCH According to information obtained by Metro, the problematic vehicle was parked in front of a structure in Abule Egba's Exalted Community Development Association.

The suspect allegedly approached the drivers of a towing vehicle to ask for help hauling the defective car to the Kantangura Market in Abule Egba for repairs while pretending to be the owner of the vehicle.

However, the owners insisted on the key and the automobile's paperwork before they agreed to tow the car.

As the operators raised the alert, the suspect allegedly produced the papers for a different vehicle.

A local, whose identity could not be determined in a video of the incident obtained by our correspondent, claimed that the suspect was surrounded by locals.

The resident said, “This is the Camry car that he wanted to steal. You that park your vehicle outside, be very watchful. Aboki will come with a towing vehicle to tow your parked vehicle away.

“This is the Aboki and this is the Camry car he wanted to tow. This is the towing vehicle he brought to tow a vehicle that was parked here.

“Thank God those operating the towing vehicle are very intelligent; they asked for the key and document and he could not provide them and they arrested him and handed him over to the police in our community.

“The Aboki is a criminal; the vehicle broke down and the person parked it outside his compound. This is the Aboki; he said he is from Kebbi State; he said he is based in Katangura where they will cut your vehicle and sell all the parts.”

The guy could be seen sitting on the ground next to the car in the surveillance tape, panting.

According to information obtained by our correspondent, the suspect was turned over to police at the Meiran Police Station for further investigation.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police public relations officer, promised to get back to our reporter.

At the time this report was submitted, he still hadn't done anything.

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