The Delta state Police Command said it has arrested a syndicate of car
snatchers/dealers.
The notorious car snatchers had snatched, a Toyota Camry car with reg No. AG805LEH robbed from its owner, at Ozoro junction, Oleh, Isoko local government area of the state at gun point.
The state commissioner of police, Mr Adeleke Adeyinka said, “On the 29/03/2019, following a tip off, that the said vehicle was seen at a mechanic workshop in Abraka town, a team of detectives led by Sgt. Ikechukwu Obuseh, under the Command of the Divisional Police Officer, Oleh, Csp. Na’illah Mo’d swung into action, apprehended the first buyer, one Abraham Dafe, residing in Port Harcourt who led the detectives to the ring leader of the gang, one Victor Nele, aged 33years, a native of Ogoni, residing at Elele, Rivers state, who though denied being the actual robber but admitted he purchased two cars from a man called “General” from Omok in Rivers state.
The Police boss said the suspect admitted that the plate number found on the vehicle recovered from him, a light brown Toyota Camry with fake Reg.No UGH916NQ, was discovered to belong to a RAV 4 vehicle robbed from its owner, one Engineer Emomoh Akpovona at gun point.
He said the Rav4 is yet to be recovered and the original plate number of the Toyota Camry is also yet to be recovered. The said suspect, Victor Nele, had already prepared fake vehicle particulars with the robbed Rav 4 plate number in his own name with which to sell the said suspected stolen Camry.
