Two Nabbed For Stealing Cars in Redemption Camp!

The Ogun State Police Command seems to have unravel the mystery behind the stealing of some cars at the Redemption Camp with the arrest of two men, Friday Ezi, 43, of No.5 Adesuah Iyamo Benin-City and Onyekachi Atama, of Akabigbo Street Ugwuagba Onitsha. 

Both men are believed to have stolen about seven vehicles belonging to different individuals at the Redeemed Christian Church of God Camp Ground during their various religious programs.

According to a statement signed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested following a report by one Titilayo Otitodogbon who reported at Redeemed Camp Police station on the 1^st of February 2020 that she parked her Toyota Camry car with registration number LND 636 EZ at Diligent Road, Redemption Camp, but on getting back to the place in the evening of the same day, the car has been removed from the park by thieves.

"Upon her report, the DPO Redeemed Camp, CSP Chris Amanyi detailed his detectives to swing into action and bring the perpetrators to book. 

The detectives embarked on full scale forensic and technical investigation which yielded positive result when one Friday Ezi who actually stole the car from Redeemed Camp was traced to Edo State where he was promptly arrested on the 10^th of March 2020", Oyeyemi disclosed. 

He further stated that Ezi's arrest and eventual confessional statement led the operatives to Onitsha in Anambra State where one Onyekachi Atama who is his receiver and an accomplice was also arrested on March 15^th  2020.

Oyeyemi made it known that "preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects have  stolen up to seven different cars at the Camp but they confessed to have stolen only two cars at different occasions"⁴.

 He stated that Onyekachi who is a spare parts dealer at Motor Parts Market in Onitsha confessed that once the vehicles were brought to him by Friday Ezi, he used to balkanize them and sell such vehicles in parts.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson who commended the investigative team for a job well-done has directed that the suspects be transferred to the Anti-Car Theft Section of the State Criminal investigation and intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution.