I Stole My Boss' SUV To Do Lagos Big Boy - Employee Confesses
Adeleke Ayodele who was a driver stole his boss's Honda SUV on his first day
of work.The father of two said he wanted to "do
big boy" in Lagos.
“I work under Mr. Elkanah as a driver. On my first day at work, I
drove my boss and his friends to
Okitipupa in Ondo State for a burial ceremony. While we were there, I
stole the car and came back to Lagos instead of waiting for them. When I
came back to Lagos, I started using the car as my personal
vehicle. I was driving it around
town and going around my normal business. And I used the car for two
months, from December till February when they eventually arrested me.
While this was happening, I was
hiding because the owner of the car knows the house where I live.
Although, I am aware that one day they will catch me, but I kept hiding
from them. Each time
they came to the house, I would hide if I am inside. And if I am not, they
will meet my wife and give her the message they have for me.
They were unable to arrest me all this time because my wife was always
feeding me with information each time they were around. Most times, I
will leave the house very early in the
morning and returned back late in the
night to evade arrest. I was also using the vehicle for transportation
and to do ‘big boy’.
“When I stole the car, it had no plate number. I later saw the number
under the vehicle, so I attached it on the car, without
registering the vehicle. I
also bought a Navy tag, which I placed in front of the vehicle so that
police and road safety officials will not stop me on the way. At a
point after they were unable to apprehend me, My boss called me on phone and
asked me what I wanted to do with the car. He asked me if I wanted to
buy the car since I don’t want to return the vehicle. I told him yes
but he didn’t give me chance to pay because that was the week they arrested
me.”
“Although I feel bad now, I don’t know what led me into stealing the vehicle.
All my life I have never been in police custody before, so I can’t say this is
the particular thing that actually led me to commit the crime. It was after I
committed the crime that the consequences of what I had done dawned on me. All
I know is that I stole the vehicle because I wanted to be using it and I
feel bad now that I have been arrested.
“I bought the tag from Navy barracks
along Ijora area where they sell things. I placed the Navy tag at the
front of the car’s windscreen to prevent law enforcement agents like LASTMA,
VIO, and police from stopping me on the way while driving. I entered into
the barracks where they are selling things; I bought it N500.
On that day, I had gone around my normal business. I was on my way to
Obalende, from Mile 12 when I was arrested by detectives along third mainland
bridge. On that day, I was carrying 300 tubers of yams owned by a customer who
had paid me N3000.00.
I usually do this whenever I don’t have money to buy fuel for the car. I
would carry load for people and also carry passengers going towards my
direction. The only advice I have for people stealing cars is to
repent and change their ways.”
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