The Oyo State Police Command says it has disrupted a transnational criminal network involved in the trafficking of stolen exotic vehicles across Nigeria’s borders for sale in foreign countries,
In a statement on Wednesday, the command said two suspects were arrested and a stolen Lexus RX 350 SUV recovered during an intelligence-led operation along the Ibadan-Ilorin Expressway.
The operation followed information obtained from a suspect already in police custody over an armed robbery case, according to the statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The suspect, the police said, disclosed his knowledge of a criminal gang specialising in receiving stolen vehicles and conveying them across Nigeria’s borders.
According to the command, operatives subsequently allowed the suspect to use his mobile phone under controlled circumstances, during which members of the alleged syndicate sent him photographs of a vehicle they were preparing to steal.
