Lagos State Police Command arrest driver who stole his employer’s Lexus car same day he was hired.

Suspect confessed taken the stolen car to his church to give testimony, adding that he intended to use it for Uber.

He was paraded alongside a four-man gang that specialised in snatching vehicles at gunpoint from motorists in Lagos.

A 36-year-old robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for stealing his employer’s Lexus car the same day he was hired as a driver.

Daniel was paraded alongside a four-man gang that specialised in snatching vehicles at gunpoint from motorists in Lagos.

Briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, the Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hudenyin, said :

“We have successfully arrested a robbery gang through our tactical team based in Surulere. The four-man gang specialised in snatching vehicles at gunpoint from motorists in Lagos.

“We also have somebody who was employed as a driver. Unfortunately, the employer did not do due diligence. The same day he resumed as a driver, he ran away with the car and could not be traced.

“Interestingly, he dedicated the car in church the following Sunday, testifying of what God had done to him,” he adds.

Speaking with journalists, the arrested driver confessed he took the stolen car to his church to give testimony, adding that he intended to use it for Uber.

“I stole my madam’s Lexus car and took it to the church to testify that God has blessed me. I intended to use it for Uber and use the proceeds to pay my debt. I stole the car on June 23, 2024, the very first day I was employed, and I took it to church on June 30, 2024.”

The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesman added that the suspects will be charged in court for their crimes.