POLICE NAB ACCOUNTANT OVER ALLEGED N150 MILLION LAGOS BUGLARY

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The police in Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have caught an accountant who is suspected of organizing a burglary in Maryland, Lagos. This theft resulted in the loss of property valued at around N150 million.

Mr Olohundare Jimoh, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police overseeing the zone, shared this information during a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday.

Jimoh said the suspect had been on the run since July 2025 and was arrested on Monday while attempting to re-enter Nigeria from Canada.

According to him, the arrest followed months of collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol).

He said the case began on July 11, 2025, when a burglary was reported at a residential property in Maryland, Lagos.

The AIG said investigations began immediately, leading to the arrest of several suspects directly linked to the crime.

“Those suspects were subsequently charged to court and remanded in prison custody.

“However, the principal suspect, who served as accountant to the late property owner for 17 years, fled to Canada before he could be arrested,” he said.

Jimoh said Interpol Nigeria was contacted on July 16, 2025, to assist in tracking the fugitive internationally.

He noted that months of intelligence gathering and surveillance eventually led to the suspect’s interception on his return to Nigeria.