This story is a warning for those
planning to bare it all during the forthcoming Valentine celebration. The
operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command,
have arrested a lady in Agbor, Delta State, for drugging her man friend in a
hotel in Ojodu area of Lagos and carting away his car, laptop and mobile phone.
The lady, Mitchel Harrold, 37, from
Warri, Delta State was on Tuesday arrested after the operatives traced him
through a car dealer in Lagos, whom she had engaged to help perfect import
papers for the stolen Volkswagen Passat Wagon, 2001 model.
It was learnt that the suspect had
on Thursday, 19th January, 2017, at about 5:30 p.m, together with her man
friend, a medical doctor, checked into a popular hotel (name withheld) in
Ojodu, Berger, with the plan to spend the night.
Harrold had after settling down gone
to get a malt drink and yoghurt while the boyfriend was taking his bath.
According to the victim, Daniel Biyi
(not real name) “I went in to take a bath and when I returned, she had gone to buy
some drinks. I took the malt drink and yoghurt and I slept off. I slept off at
6:00 p.m. and woke up around 2:00 p.m.
When I woke up, my laptop, car key
and phone had gone. I rushed straight to meet with the receptionist and gateman
to ask them what was going on, that was when I realised my car had been taken
away too”.
They told me someone came to pick
the car for her. And, she said she was going to get food. Immediately, I
reported the incident at Omole Police Station”, he stated.
“I am getting to know her for
real now. She only gave me Aisha Ibrahim as her name with these numbers –
08067188213, 07081240038. Since the incident, I had been trying to call her but
to no avail. One of the numbers was switched off, she wasn’t picking the
other”, he added.
Arrested alongside suspect, were
Adesanya Gbenga, a generator repairer, whom she engaged to drive the stolen
vehicle and the suspect brother, Mukoro Okpako in whose house she lodged
whenever she was in Lagos. And, who was also assisting her to perfect the
custom papers for the stolen Volkswagen.
According to Gbenga Adesanya, “I was
surprised to see her opening the gate of the hotel herself for me to drive out
instead of the gateman. That wasn’t the first time I helped her take vehicles
out of Lagos to Sapele. It was about the third time.
First, it was a Toyota Camry “Big
for Nothing”. I helped her moved it from Ajah to Sapele, Delta State. She paid
me N16, 000:00. The second one was an “End of Discussion” Honda Accord and
thirdly, Volkswagen Passat, 2001 model. I moved that too all night to Sapele”.
He further stated “I was introduced
to her in 2016 by her elder brother, Mukoro Okpako, who worked as clearing and
forwarding agent. I was told she needed the assistance of a good driver to take
to Warri. I later met her in Ajah where I helped her take a Toyota Camry to
Sapele”.
“About four months later, she
summoned me to GRA Ikeja. She gave me a Honda Accord (End of Discussion) to help
her collect fuel from his brother at Wawa, Ogun State. I took the fuel and
returned the car. She then told me that she has gotten another driver to take
her. She gave me N5000 and I left.
The last vehicle is the one that has
created crisis for me. Although, I have been wondering where she has been
getting these cars but she told me that she hired them from Delta whenever she
comes to Lagos, and that a driver brought her to Lagos and returned to Delta. I
don’t know she steals cars”, he disclosed.
Our sources revealed that Harrold
had already informed his brother, Okpako of her desire to sell the car urging
him to assist her in perfecting custom papers for the Volkswagen Passat two
days before she was arrested in Agbor, Delta State.
The sources added that the vehicle
was recovered in Warri. It was further learnt that she had removed the number
plate and put it in a car mart for sale.
The source hinted that Harrold
attempted concealing the stolen phone when she was arrested, adding that,
investigators were in Airport Hotel, Ikeja to find out whether the suspect
hired a Toyota Camry there as she claimed to the police.
It was revealed that further
findings showed that the vehicle was not hired there, raising the likelihood
that she must have gotten the other two vehicles drugging her lovers.
Harrold told investigators that she
met her man friend on Baddo, adding that they have been in relationship for a
year. “Why I stole his vehicle was that we had money issue.
She declined being in possession of
the doctor's laptop.
The State Police’ Spokesperson,
Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmus, who confirmed the arrest, noted
that the State Command has resolved to arrest any suspect that comes to Lagos
to commit crime and gone into in any part of the country.
The case has been transferred to
State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and
prosecution.
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