Lagos Taskforce arrests three over alleged attempt to steal VIO vehicle’s brain-box

Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known arsenic the Taskforce, has arrested 3 men suspected of belonging to a syndicate progressive successful the theft of conveyance components from parked cars.

The Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, disclosed the improvement successful a connection issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan.

According to Akerele, the suspects were apprehended astatine the Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, installation successful Oshodi portion allegedly attempting to region the brain-box from a Toyota Hilux.

He said the conveyance belonged to the VIO and was being utilized for authoritative duties erstwhile the suspects were caught.

Akerele besides disclosed that a 4th suspect, identified lone arsenic Tony, was inactive astatine large. He alleged that Tony was liable for receiving stolen conveyance components.

The president said the suspects had been placed nether surveillance aft the Taskforce received complaints from authorities agencies operating wrong the Safety Arena implicit the disappearance of conveyance parts.

“Following complaints involving the theft of batteries, encephalon boxes, spare tyres, jacks and different indispensable conveyance components, I deployed strategies to way down the suspects,” helium said.

Akerele explained that preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects allegedly focused connected vehicles that r...