N55m Benz stolen by Abuja customer recovered in Delta

Officers of the Nigerian Police Force have recovered a N55 million Mercedes Benz GLB stolen from Abuja by a man identified as Henry.

The vehicle was recovered in Ughelli North Local Government Area Delta State after seven day that it was stolen in Abuja.

However, Henry who absconded with the vehicle, was still at large.

The owner of the vehicle, Mohammed Manga, who confirmed the development said:

“It, (the car) has been found today in Delta State. The car is with the police. It is the Commissioner of Police, Asaba, and his team that made the recovery. They are on the search for the suspect.”

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abbas, during a press briefing on Wednesday, also confirmed the recovery of the vehicle.

The CP said, “Sequel to a complaint received on July 3, 2023, around 5pm from a car dealer in Abuja whose vehicle was stolen from his car stand by the suspect who disguised as intending buyer and absconded with the said vehicle during a test drive on June 30, 2023, in Abuja.

“Armed with available intelligence, operatives of the CP-Decoy Squad stormed Ughelli town around 1.15am on July 3, 2023, and recovered the said Mercedes Benz SUV abandoned in a bush along Oteri road by Doctors Quarters, Ughelli North LGA. Serious manhunt for the suspect is ongoing.”

Henry was test-driving the vehicle in the Garki area of the FCT when he absconded with it.

Prior to his request to test drive the vehicle, Manga told Punch that Henry approached his friend and requested to purchase the car.

After agreeing to purchase the vehicle for N55m, Henry, while in the company of Manga’s friend who sat on the driver’s side during the test drive, drove into a filling station to refuel the vehicle.

While in the filling station, Manga said his friend stepped down to make a cash withdrawal from a Point of Sale operator and Henry, who was left alone in the car, zoomed off with the vehicle.

When efforts to locate Henry’s whereabouts proved abortive, Manga said he reported that case to the Anti-Car Theft Unit of the FCT Police Command.