How Police Converted My Stolen Car into Patrol Vehicle, Delta Man Narrates in Trending Video

How Police Converted My Stolen Car into Patrol Vehicle, Delta Man Narrates in Trending Video

  • A man identified as Ogoro Miffy has made a serious allegation against the Delta state police command
  • Mr Miffy accused the Ekpan Division Police Station of converting his missing car to a patrol vehicle
  • According to Miffy, I found the Ekpan Division Police Station using his missing car as a patrol vehicle in 2017

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Asaba, Delta State - A man identified as Ogoro Miffy has accused operatives of the Delta state police command of converting his missing car to a patrol vehicle.

Miffy said his car was stolen when he attended a church program in 2015.

Delta man accuses Police of converting his stolen car into patrol vehicle
Miffy said his car was stolen in 2015 and he found it with the Police in 2017. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force/@ChucksEricE
Source: UGC

As reported by The Punch, the man said he went to the Ekpan Division Police Station to file a report about his stolen car.

He stated this in a now-trending video, while speaking in pidgin English, he said:

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“Them say make I go print paper for stolen vehicle. I even distribute am all over the place for them.”

Miffy said he was shocked to find his car in use 2 years later by the police at the Ekpan Division in 2017.

“I con discover my motor with the police in Ekpan Division. They converted my vehicle to their own use,”
“Is it their right to use my motor? Because I don’t have a helper, they are oppressing me. I was using the motor to manage my life, but now things are tough. Come to my rescue.”

He further claimed that after taking the matter to court, the High Court ruled in his favour on July 19, 2018.

According to Miffy, the court ordered the police to pay him a fine of N10 million, however, the police appealed the ruling.

Reacting to the man’s claim, the state Police spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, said:

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“2015-2017 is a long time ago. The said vehicle is not in Ekpan Police Station from my findings.”

Edafe further provided a contact for the complainant to contact him to aid their investigation.

Driver gets caught after stealing employer's car.

Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady had narrated how her newly employed driver made away with her car and other valuables.

According to her, it was on the first day of working with her that he carried out the unexpected theft.

Following the timely and professional intervention of the CP tactical team C in Surulere area of Lagos state, she was able to get back her stolen properties.

Couples' car stolen from UK found en route Africa.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a United Kingdom-based couple, Anthony and Danielle Wilson, found their car in Africa after it was stolen in their UK home.

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The car, a Range Rover spot, was found en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, loaded on a container at a UK port.

The police who found the car said the cases of stolen cars in the couple's neighbourhood are increasingly worrying.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 8 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication from Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria, where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.