A
Police Inspector attached to B-OPS of Traffic Department, Ikeja, Lagos,
was detained in a cell at Ikeja Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for
allegedly selling a large number of seized commercial motorcycles
(Okada) for N10,000 and N20,000 each.
The suspect, identified as Michael Oguche, originates from Benue State. He was the master-mind of the illegal business.
According
to police sources of P.M.News, the owners of the seized motorcycles saw
their impounded motorcycles being used by other riders recently at Ogba
and Ikeja areas of the city.
When
the new owners were questioned about how they got the motorcycles, the
buyers said they bought the motorcycles from a police Inspector working
at the Ikeja Command.
The angry owners of the motorcycles stormed Lagos State Police Command to lodge complaints.
This
led to arrest of Michael Oguche on September 19, 2013, Thursday. The
suspect allegedly made a confessional statement that he was actually
sold some of the seized motorcycles.
The suspect was said to have used the money he made from selling the motorcycles to buy a van two months ago.
It has been learnt that the suspect had customers in other states, where he sold a number of seized motorcycles.
It
would be noted that the police impounded thousands of motorcycles
following the implementation of the new Lagos traffic law since last
year. An aspect of the traffic law restricts commercial motorcycles from
plying major roads in the state. The police routinely impound
motorcycles from riders who flout the law.
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