A 38 year-old taxi driver, Muritala Olugunju,
has been arrested by operatives of the
Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence
Response Team, for stealing the sum of
N1.8million from a passenger.
has been arrested by operatives of the
Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence
Response Team, for stealing the sum of
N1.8million from a passenger.
The suspect, who is a native of Ogun State, was
said to have picked his passenger, identified
simply as Mohammed, at Wuse Zone 6 area of
Abuja for shopping, before taking him to a
hotel where he wanted to stay.
said to have picked his passenger, identified
simply as Mohammed, at Wuse Zone 6 area of
Abuja for shopping, before taking him to a
hotel where he wanted to stay.
The victim, who was visiting Abuja, was said
to have entered into the hotel to book a room,
leaving his bags containing his cash and other
belongings in the taxi, but the taxi driver made
away with the passengers belongings.
The victim, who became helpless following the
incident, alerted the police at IRT, who trailed
the suspects and arrested him few weeks
later.
The suspect during an interview told Vanguard
that the devil pushed him into stealing. He
explained that he suspected that the victim had
money in his bag because he didn’t go to the
bank or use an ATM throughout their trip. “ I
gave N200,000 to my girl friend and I also
gave my sister N80,000. Then I bought a car
for myself which I intended to use for my
business, but before I knew what was
happening, I was arrested. I regret doing this
and I hope my passenger will forgive me.” he
pleaded.
