Police Arrest Three Suspected Motorcycle Thieves and Recover Five Bikes

The Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, has dismantled a motorcycle‑theft syndicate that operated across Lagos and Ogun states, arresting three suspected members during a coordinated raid.

The operation was announced on Wednesday by Assistant Inspector‑General of Police for Zone 2, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, and was signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Gbenga Afolayan.

Jimoh said that police also recovered five motorcycles believed to have been stolen during the raid.

The breakthrough followed a lengthy investigation into a notorious gang that had been stealing motorcycles in Sagamu and Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. “The operation was launched after a formal petition dated April 12 was submitted to the zone headquarters concerning the syndicate’s activities,” Jimoh explained.

“Investigations revealed that the gang steals motorcycles in Sagamu and Ijebu Ode before selling them to buyers in Ogere, Ojodu Berger, Mushin and other parts of the country,” he added. “Operatives of the Zone 2 ‘Dragon Team’ then carried out surveillance and intelligence gathering to track members of the syndicate and uncover their operational network.”

“The operatives laid an ambush around the Sagamu Interchange area on May 19, leading to the arrest of three suspects aged 26, 29 and 48,” Jimoh said.

He further disclosed that preliminary findings showed the syndicate, along with two other suspects who remain at large, specialised in stealing motorcycles between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. “The gang also tows motorcycles from where they are parked, then forcefully unlocks the steering systems and manipulates electrical wires to start the engines,” the AIG stated.

Jimoh added that the stolen motorcycles were usually handed over to receivers operating around the Sagamu Interchange area for onward sale.

Items recovered during the operation included three unregistered Bajaj Boxer motorcycles, one unregistered Daylong motorcycle, and one unregistered Lifan motorcycle.

The police boss revealed that investigations indicated the syndicate had allegedly stolen and sold about 50 motorcycles across the Sagamu and Ijebu Ode axis.

According to him, efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang based on information supplied by the arrested suspects.

Jimoh also directed operatives of the command to intensify efforts toward arresting the remaining suspects and ensuring diligent prosecution after investigations are concluded.