Photo: My Pastor asked me to lie that armed robbers snatched my boss’s vehicle - suspect

Photo: My Pastor asked me to lie that armed
robbers snatched my boss’s vehicle - suspect
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A 25 year old company driver identified as Daniel
Ogunlade has been arrested by the operatives of the
Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos Police Command
for stealing the official bus of a company which he
works with.
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Tribune reports that Daniel who stole the
car when he went on an errand for his boss, was
tracked down by the police in Ifo, Ogun state with
the bus.
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When interrogated, Daniel who had worked with his
boss for three years, disclosed that he was on his way
to the Muritala Mohammed International Airport
Ikeja to pick up a guest of his boss when he received
a call from his Pastor to bring the bus to their
church.
He said his pastor told him to tell his boss that
armed robbers stole the bus and N150, 000 from
him.
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"When I was on Third Mainland Bridge around
11.30 a.m., en route Muritala Muhammed
International Airport to pick a client, I
received two calls. One was from my father
who told me that my mum was sick and the
other one was from my pastor who directed
that I should proceed to his church in Adiyan,
Ogun State. As if propelled by forces beyond
me, I headed straight to the church with the
company’s bus. This was contrary to my
itinerary for the day, which was to wait at the
airport for the client with a delayed flight,
drop him in Ajao Estate and give some people
N150, 000 and return the vehicle to Lekki.
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At
the church, the pastor told me to drop the
hamper for him, even when I told him that my
boss said I should give it to someone at the
airport. He then asked if I knew that the day,
December 24, 2015, was Imoke Day. I
answered in the affirmative, and he directed
me again to join the church there. A church
member, Oyetade, joined me in the bus and I
was in Ifo to buy fuel when the bus stopped
moving. I invited an electrician and he was
about to start working on it when we the police
came. I called the pastor at about 7.30 p.m. to
inform him that the bus had stopped working
and he replied that I should tell my boss that
armed robbers snatched the bus from me. But
I didn’t know what to say when my boss called
me. I can’t explain exactly how I got to where
the police arrested me. My boss was doing his
best. He was paying me N60,000 monthly as
salary. Though I am struggling with my
finances, I never planned to steal the vehicle,”
he said.
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The suspect and his accomplice has been taken to the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit, Ikeja, for further investigation.