Court Sentences Ogun Mechanic To Six years Imprisonment For Stealing Customer’s Car

A 27-year-old mechanic, Abiodun Ajao, was on Monday, December 30, sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Magistrate Court sitting in Ijebu Imusin Magisterial District of Ogun State for the theft and damage of a customer's car.

Ajao was arrested in Ijebu Imusin by the Ijebu East Central Division, Esure Ijebu Imusin of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ogun State Command.
 
The Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Dyke Ogbonnaya, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 30, said Ajao was sentenced on a three-count charge of 2 years each for: one, stealing, which contravenes Section 390; two, conversion, which contravenes Section 434 and three, malicious damage, which contravenes Section 451 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State.
 
“The defendant, Abiodun Ajao, pleaded guilty to the three-count charges before him and was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment on each count charge which are to run consecutively,” the statement read.
 
"Meanwhile, note that on Saturday, the State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command Headquarters, Abeokuta, Commandant Remilekun Omolade Ekundayo, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the matter which involved a Honda Accord (EOD) car (registration number withheld) for further and proper action to be taken on the matter.
 
“Furtherance to the investigation, the defendant, Abiodun Ajao, was arraigned at an Ijebu Imusin Magisterial Court, on Monday, December 30th, 2024 wherein the defendant pleaded guilty to the three-count charges and was sentenced accordingly.”
 
The Corps earlier stated that Ajao, who claims to live at 1a, Oloto Street, Lagos Island and with a workshop address at 6, Olowu Street, Ikeja, Lagos, intentionally drove the said vehicle Idona Ijebu Imusin Ogun State and started dismembering the vehicle for sale to intending buyers before he was arrested.
 
"The engine of the vehicle is bad and I'm just trying to find some buyers for the parts since the engine is knocked out and unusable" he claimed.
 
After thorough and further examination, he noted and added that the vehicle was brought to him for repairs and was test-driving it to see the suitability of the work done on it before handing it over to the buyer.
 
"I have already driven it to some distant parts of Lagos with passengers before bringing it down to Ijebu Imusin and en route Epe road before I was caught dismembering the engine and other parts of the vehicle" he added.