Ogun Dealer in Pain as Customer Disappears With N6.2m Car During Test Drive

Ogun Dealer in Pain as Customer Disappears With N6.2m Car During Test Drive

  • A young man has left a car dealer in distress as he fled with a Toyota Camry 2014 model Spyder
  • Legit.ng gathered that the customer walked up to a car shop in Ijebu, met with the dealer, and told him he was interested in buying but fled with the car during test driving
  • The most shocking part of the incident, according to the car dealer, was that the customer sent him a fake alert of N6.2million

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Ogun state, Abeokuta - Olatubosun Gafar, a car dealer in Nigeria, has been left with a shocker.

Ogun state, Olatubosun Gafar
Photo of the stolen car as shared by the car owner, Olatubosun Gafar. Photo credit: Olatubosun Gafar
Source: Facebook

The car dealer narrated how his car was stolen and how he fell victim to a fake scam alert

Mr Gafar is currently wallowing in pain after a customer, identified simply as Segun Opeyemi, sent him a fake alert of N6.2m and absconded with one of his cars in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.

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As reported by The Punch, the customer, Opeyemi walked into Gafar’s office last Wednesday, November 1, and expressed interest in purchasing the car, a Toyota Camry 2014 model Spyder.

Gafar disclosed that to his surprise, Opeyemi returned on Thursday morning, November 2, made payment for the car, and sent the receipt to him on WhatsApp messenger.

However, Gafar explained further that Opeyemi after payment for the car, also collected N50,000 from him, and told him he would return in 10 minutes for the receipt and number plate, so he (Gafar) alighted and Opeyemi zoomed off: but has not been seen since.

Lagos man vanishes with N23m car he was told to wash

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that an unidentified staff had fled with a car worth N23 million his employer left in his care in Lagos state.

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The staff, a young man, was told to wash the car at a car wash situated at Abraham Adesanya, Lagos.

Media personality Amanda Chisom disclosed the theft on Facebook and said she got it in her inbox.

Police recover N55m Benz stolen in Abuja

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian Police had recovered a N55 million Mercedez Benz stolen in Abuja.

The car dealer, Mohammed Manga, who confirmed the development, disclosed that the suspect was still at large.

The state commissioner of police, Wale Abbas, on Wednesday, July 5, also confirmed the recovery of the N55M Benz car in a bush on Monday, July 3. CP Abass, while speaking at a press briefing, disclosed that the Mercedes Benz SUV was abandoned by the suspect in a bush in Ughelli.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.