Ogun Police Foil Attempt To Smuggle Stolen Company Bus To Benin Republic, Arrest Driver, Accomplice

Ogun State Police foil attempt to smuggle stolen company 28-seater Toyota Coaster bus to Benin Republic, arrest driver, accomplice. 

The suspects admitted that the proceeds were intended to facilitate their relocation after the illegal transaction.

Operatives from Idiroko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen 28-seater Toyota Coaster bus, earlier declared stolen from Lagos, while being smuggled into the Benin Republic for illegal sale.

Preliminary investigation by the Command revealed that one of the suspects, Seun Lawal ‘M’, a company driver aged 46 years, conspired with Ademola Oriyomi ‘M’, his guarantor aged 38 years, to steal and sell the vehicle in the Benin Republic.

According to a statement by the Police Command, the suspects admitted that the proceeds were intended to facilitate their relocation after the illegal transaction. The suspects are currently in custody while investigation continues to uncover possible links to broader cross-border vehicle theft syndicates.

“The operation was based on credible intelligence received at about 11:00 p.m. on June 12, 2026, indicating that the suspects had positioned the said vehicle at Babaloke area of Idiroko and were preparing to move it across the international border under false pretence.”

“Acting swiftly on the information, CSP Adejuwon Ariyo mobilised and led a surveillance team to the location, where operatives intercepted the suspects in the course of executing the cross-border movement.”

“In a decisive tactical response, the operatives demobilised the vehicle by shooting one of its tyres, effectively immobilising it and preventing its escape across the border.”

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, commended the tactical precision and professionalism of the Idiroko Division operatives, led by CSP Adejuwon Ariyo, for intercepting, demobilising, and recovering the stolen vehicle.

Reiterating the Command’s unwavering commitment to proactive policing, the CP urged members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious movements to security agencies.

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