LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Delta State Police Command have recovered a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 worth N55m, seven days after a customer, in the guise of test driving, absconded with it in Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Voiceofnaija.ng had earlier reported that a car dealer in Abuja, Mohammed Manga, had raised the alarm that a suspect, who disguised as a customer, absconded with the vehicle while testing it.
The owner of the vehicle, Mohammed Manga, who confirmed the development to journalists, said the suspect, one Henry, who absconded with the vehicle, is still at large.
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He said: “It, (the car) has been found today in Delta State. The car is with the police. It is the Commissioner of Police, Asaba, and his team that made the recovery. They are on the search for the suspect.”
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abbas, during a press briefing, confirmed the recovery of the vehicle and noted that a manhunt had been for the suspect at large.
The CP said: “Sequel to a complaint received on July 3, 2023, around 5 pm from a car dealer in Abuja whose vehicle was stolen from his car stand by the suspect who disguised as intending buyer and absconded with the said vehicle during a test drive on June 30, 2023, in Abuja.
“Armed with available intelligence, operatives of the CP-Decoy Squad stormed Ughelli town around 1.15 am on 3 July and recovered the said Mercedes Benz SUV abandoned in a bush along Oteri road by Doctors Quarters, Ughelli North LGA. Serious manhunt for the suspect is ongoing.”