It’s no longer news that a young man named Meshack Sinuphro Absconded with a N55 Million Naira Mercedes Benz from a car dealer shop during a test drive in Abuja.
Sinuphro, 25, who posed as a car buyer to commit the crime has been arrested by the police in Benin City, Edo State by the CP-Decoy Squad of the Delta State Police Command.
After his arrest, the culprit claimed he was hypnotized by his village people to commit the crime and said he planned to used the stolen car not to sell it.
Meshack Sinuphro
Confirming the arrest in Asaba, the State Police Commissioner, Wale Abbas, stated that the suspect was tracked down in Benin City and subsequently brought back to Asaba for further interrogation.
Abbas, speaking through the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, explained that the suspect had gone to Abuja with the intention of purchasing the car. However, during the negotiation process, he offered to test-drive the vehicle before finalizing the purchase. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the suspect fled with the car without settling the agreed price.
Stolen N55m Benz
Following investigations, it was discovered that the suspect had abandoned the stolen vehicle in a bush along Oteri road in Ughelli North council, Delta State, before escaping to Benin City, where he was eventually arrested.
During the police parade, the suspect, who claimed to be a 300-level Business Administration student in Turkey, admitted his intention to purchase the car for N30 million. He explained that while negotiating with the dealer, they decided to test-drive the vehicle. However, after the dealer left the car momentarily to collect money from a Point of Sale (PoS) machine, the suspect took advantage of the situation and drove away.
The suspect is currently in police custody as he awaits prosecution in court for his crimes.
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