Operatives of the Ogun State police command, have arrested a dispatch rider, identified as Emmanuel Samuel, while attempting to run away with the motorcycle given to him by his company to dispatch goods.
The suspect was accosted by policemen from Ogere division, who were on routine patrol of their area on 11th July, 2021. The policemen, demanded for the documents of the bike which he produced on the spot. However, the motorcycle was registered on the 12th of July 2021, which implied that the motorcycle has been registered before it was bought.
Upon interrogation, the suspect, confessed that the motorcycle was given to him by a company, in Yaba Lagos, where he was employed as a dispatch rider; but he decided to run away with it, hence forged the registration documents and plate number for the motorcycle.
The company’s manager, when contacted, confirmed that they have been looking for the suspect in Lagos, and that he deliberately removed the tracking device from the motorcycle.
The suspect will be transferred to Lagos state command, where he will be prosecuted.