Photos have emerged showing the moment of arrest of a man who went to test drive a luxury car valued at about N55 million while pretending to be a buyer in Abuja but made away with.
The man, identified as Meshack Sinuphro was arrested by the Delta State Police Command on Thursday.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Delta Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday said the suspect was arrested by the Command Decoy squad in Benin.
He added that the suspect would be transferred to Abuja.
“The suspect, Meshack Sinuphro who allegedly stole the benz at Abuja while pretending to be a buyer, has been arrested by the Command Decoy squad today in Benin city. Suspect will be transferred to FCT command soonest. Always report crimes to the police, and we will always deliver.” he wrote on Twitter.
A car dealer identified simply as Manga, filed a complaint alleging that one Henry, who claims he resides in Gwarinpa, vanished with one of his cars.
Manga’s friend who also deals in cars, took the Mercedes Benz GLB 250 worth N55m and with a mileage of 19000 to Henry for a test drive.
Few minutes into the test-drive, Manga’s friend excused himself to withdraw money from a point of sale (PoS) operator. It was at this point that Henry disappeared with the car.