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19-year-old Libyan, Jimoh Ahmed, who specialises in stealing choice
cars, is now telling the police some of the secrets of his trade. Ahmed
was arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja,
Lagos, after reportedly stole a Honda car parked in a church premises,
during a vigil.
The suspect said that his best friend introduced him to robbery when they were still in secondary school. Ahmed, who claimed that his father is a Libyan and mother a Chadian, said he was arrested for removing a car parked in the street.
Once he removed the cars, he tries to locate a buyer. He confessed that he does nothing useful with the money, aside from buying designer clothes and shoes. The suspect said that he was nabbed at Mile 12 area of Lagos State by the owner of the Honda ‘Bulldog’ car, who alerted the police. He said: “I was arrested in possession of Honda Accord car.
I removed the car from where it was parked at Iyana-Oworo area. I had somebody who used to sell the cars for me, but he was not around, so I tried to sell the Honda, but buyers keep leaving, saying I was too young. It was because of that the car stayed too long in my possession.”
Since nobody was willing to pay for the car, Ahmed decided to start cruising about town with it. One fateful day, he was driving along Mile 12, with a friend in the car, when a car suddenly overtook him. A woman came out and held Ahmed, screaming that the Honda was her stolen car, which she had been searching for.
He said: “She was right behind me, inside another car, when I was driving her Honda car. It was actually the number plate that made her to know it was her car. I was later blocked by policemen.”
According to him, the adult who used to assist him in selling the stolen cars knew that he is a robber. “I started driving when I was 16. I wanted to become a professional driver. My ‘mechanic friend’ used to give me car keys which I used to unlock the doors of any Honda product. Once the door opens, I’ll try the ignition and once it starts, I drive off,” Ahmed said.
The suspect said that his best friend introduced him to robbery when they were still in secondary school. Ahmed, who claimed that his father is a Libyan and mother a Chadian, said he was arrested for removing a car parked in the street.
Once he removed the cars, he tries to locate a buyer. He confessed that he does nothing useful with the money, aside from buying designer clothes and shoes. The suspect said that he was nabbed at Mile 12 area of Lagos State by the owner of the Honda ‘Bulldog’ car, who alerted the police. He said: “I was arrested in possession of Honda Accord car.
I removed the car from where it was parked at Iyana-Oworo area. I had somebody who used to sell the cars for me, but he was not around, so I tried to sell the Honda, but buyers keep leaving, saying I was too young. It was because of that the car stayed too long in my possession.”
Since nobody was willing to pay for the car, Ahmed decided to start cruising about town with it. One fateful day, he was driving along Mile 12, with a friend in the car, when a car suddenly overtook him. A woman came out and held Ahmed, screaming that the Honda was her stolen car, which she had been searching for.
He said: “She was right behind me, inside another car, when I was driving her Honda car. It was actually the number plate that made her to know it was her car. I was later blocked by policemen.”
According to him, the adult who used to assist him in selling the stolen cars knew that he is a robber. “I started driving when I was 16. I wanted to become a professional driver. My ‘mechanic friend’ used to give me car keys which I used to unlock the doors of any Honda product. Once the door opens, I’ll try the ignition and once it starts, I drive off,” Ahmed said.
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