Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects, identified as Eje Benson, popularly known as Kenny, and one Omoniyi Austin, for motorcycle theft in Ago-Iwoye area of the state.
The suspect stole a Bajaj motorcycle belonging to one Francis Ayinde, valued at
N1.3m with registration number DGB 629 VC.
The arrest was contained in a press statement by the command's Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, on Saturday.
According to the statement, the motorcycle was given to Benson for business purposes in October with the agreement that he would return N25,000 every week.
However, Benson allegedly claimed that the motorcycle had been stolen, but conspired with one Ominyi Austin to sell it to Emmanuel Nwosu in Ijebu Ode for 800,000, using fake photocopies of the documentation, a telephone number and a signature.
The statement reads in part: “The Ago Iwoye Divisional Police Officer solved a crime relating to the theft of a Bajaj motorcycle by an EJE who fled to Benue State but was arrested by the Divisional Police Officer Aug Iwoye**
“On December 26, 2024, at around 6:20 pm, Akinola Musa, a resident behind the Ago-Iwoye Mini-Campus, showed up at the station with Eje Benson aka Kenny.
“Akinola stated that he had entrusted a Bajaj motorcycle, with registration DGB 629 VC and valued at 1,300,000, to Eje Benson for weekly payments of 25,000 throughout October 2024, in the name of its owner, Francis Ayinde.
“Eje Benson claimed that the motorcycle was stolen from his home; However, he and Ominyi Austin took the vehicle to Ijebu-Ode where they sold it to Emmanuel Nwosu for 800,000 on December 12, 2024, using photocopies of forged documents that included a forged telephone number and signature.
“Following this, Eje Benson fled to Benue State after paying Ominyi Austin a commission of 60,000 out of the 600,000 collected from Emmanuel Nwosu.
“The suspects have been arrested and the stolen Bajaj motorcycle, DGB 629 VC, has been recovered.”
Odutola noted that the Crime Branch is currently investigating the case for more information.