A 35 year old man arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, has insisted that his pastor pushed him into selling of stolen vehicle.

The suspect, Olawale Olabinwonnu, working with Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, as an administrative officer, was arrested by RRS Intelligence Team on Tuesday for trying to sell a Nissan Sentra, 2015 Model, stolen at gun – point.

The vehicle, whose original vehicle number was changed to a fake one – APP 510 DW, in order to sell it, was recovered on Monday, August, 1st 2016 at a car park in Lekki, Lagos.

According to Olawale, “the vehicle was given to me to sell by Ahmed Abbey. I met him at Dammy Jay Hotel, Ikorodu. I went there to drink and he came to my table, bought drinks for everybody. That was how I liked him.

Confirming the arrest, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the suspect was helping the Police with investigation, adding that efforts are on – going to arrest the man that gave him the car to sell.

The suspect along with the vehicle has been transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigations.