Man who stole Uber driver’s car arrested, accomplice on the run

The long arm of the law has caught up with an Uber taxi snatcher who stole a Toyota Corolla car from its owner, identified as Ogadinma Ikeagu.

The suspect identified as one Olalekan Ogundoju was arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command while a manhunt for his accomplice who is now on the run has been launched.

Reports say the suspects posed as passengers, around 11.50pm in the Afrikan Shrine area of Alausa, Ikeja, when Ikeagu, who used the car with number plate KJA 69 FE, for a ride-hailing service under Uber, picked them.

According to CSP Chike Oti, the state Police Public Relations Officer, a chase to apprehend the fleeing suspects was launched when operatives of the command, who were on crime prevention patrol, came across Ikeagu crying for help because of his stolen car.

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CSP Oti said; “On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, around 11.50pm, the anti-crime patrol team of the Maroko Police Station, led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Isah Abdulmajid, while on crime prevention patrol, came across one Ogadinma Ikeagu, who was crying for help. He narrated that his Toyota Corolla saloon car, with number plate KJA 69 FE, had just been snatched by two passengers he picked up at the Afrikan Shrine.

“The DPO took the driver in his patrol vehicle and they drove in the same direction taken by the thieves while escaping with the car. Fortunately for the distressed Uber driver, the police team was able to intercept the car in Victoria Island.

“Although one of the suspected thieves escaped, the team arrested the partner in crime, one Ogundoju Olalekan of No. 14 Shomorin Street, Ifako, Gbagada. He was immediately searched and two wooden prototypes of Berratta pistols were recovered from him.

“On interrogation, he confessed to have committed the crime.”

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