"She Was Shocked": Nigerian Man Allegedly Steals His Mother's Car, Takes It to Lagos and Puts it up for Sale

"She Was Shocked": Nigerian Man Allegedly Steals His Mother's Car, Takes It to Lagos and Puts it up for Sale

  • A man identified as Samuel Owolabi has allegedly stolen his mother's car with the intention to sell it
  • Luck ran out of the 25-year-old as he was arrested by the police, as disclosed by SP Benjamin Hundeyin
  • The woman who is said to have been shocked upon hearing the story has been contacted to come over and pick up her car

To her shock, a Nigerian mum discovered her son took her car and put it up for sale in Lagos.

The young man identified as Samuel Owolabi allegedly ferried the car to the city where he aimed to dispatch it to willing buyers without his mother's approval.

Police logo and Nigerian Police Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
Police say the mother was shocked when she was called. Photo credit: Twitter/@benhundeyin.
Source: UGC

But luck ran out of Samuel because the police nabbed him, according to information shared on Twitter by SP Benjamin Hundeyin.

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SP Hundeyin said Samuel's mother has been contacted and asked to come and pick up her car.

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He said:

"25-year-old Samuel Owolabi was arrested in Lagos where he brought his mum’s car to sell without her consent. The mum has been contacted to come pick her car. She was shocked. Can your own son/daughter sell your property without your consent? Are you very sure the answer is a NO?"

See his full Tweet below:

Nigerians on Twitter react

@Olafocus1 said:

"And they are giving Nigeria back to the youths abi? Ok now."

@DALconnect commented:

"Naso I land for trouble when I bought a lutian generator.. not knowing the family didn't give their consent to sell..the useless boy sold to me and travel to Ghana.. walahi to avoid problem I return the gen without getting kobo."

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@jimenez_cartel said:

"Male children and causing their parents pain and heart aches."

Man returns a lost iPhone he picked at Victoria Island

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that a Nigerian man who sells chewing gum in Lagos returned an iPhone he picked on the road.

When asked why he returned the phone, the man identified as Husaini said he did so because it doesn't belong to him.

His act of honesty attracted praise on social media when the news broke. The owner of the phone gave him a monetary reward.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.