Police recover car, nab suspect after PUNCH report

4th August 2022 4th August 2022 The Lagos State Command has recovered a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLE 43 worth N52m belonging to a 32-year-old businesswoman, Nneka Chiemelu.The 2019 Mercedes Benz GLE 43, worth N52 million was tracked and found in a compound in Akure, Ondo State, where the perpetrator, Damilola was hiding.Police sources confirmed to our correspondent that the stolen car was found in Akure, Ondo State, on Saturday, July 30, 2022, leading to the arrest of Areje.The vehicle was reportedly stolen from Chiemelu’s apartment in Lekki Phase 1, by a 28-year-old man, Damilola Areje, whose father is a police inspector.

“Before my interview with The PUNCH, I had reported the theft to the police, and also posted on my Instagram handle last week that my car was stolen by Damilola Areje whose father is a policeman.” Our correspondent had reported that Areje absconded with Chiemelu’s car and $700 worth of Bitcoin around 04.