The Imo State Police Command has defied an order by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to release some seized vehicles belonging to Oshodi Motors in Benin, Edo State.
The command had, on October 17, 2024, raided the Oshodi car stand in Benin, where they carted away five vehicles valued at N132 million to Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Following petitions to the IGP from the Executive Director of the company, Anthony Osayande, through his lawyer, the IGP Monitoring Unit in Abuja directed that the vehicles be released to the owner after a thorough investigation revealed that he is the genuine owner.
But despite this order, the Imo Police Command has remained adamant and has refused to respect the IGP’s directive.
Findings revealed that the vehicles in question are already being used by some personnel of the anti-kidnapping team of the command who went on a mission.
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