MECHANIC LEADS ROBBERS TO STEAL CHURCH BUS

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A mechanic in Ilesha, Osun State, Saheed Olaniyan, is cooling his feet in police custody after he was arrested for stealing a bus.

The vehicle, a Toyota Hiace Bus, reportedly belongs to the St. Peter‘s Anglican Church. Olaniyan repairs the bus for the church.

According to Punch Metro, t he had led two members of his gang, Bolaji Azeez and Adebola Adekunle, to steal the bus in the dead of night.

They broke the bus’ side window glass, unlocked the steering and drove it to Lagos.

 It was gathered that Azeez was intercepted by DCP Abba Kyari-led Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team operatives at the point of selling the bus. Azeez led the police to apprehend his two accomplices.

The operatives, our correspondent learnt, had acted on a report made by the church.

The bus was said to have been recovered and returned to the church.

25-year-old Olaniyan said Azeez contacted him that a friend, Adekunle, wanted to buy a Hiace bus for N1.2m.

He said after he looked around to get a bus for sale without success, he hatched the plan to steal the church’s.