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Recovered vehicles traced to Amsterdam and Midden-Nederland;
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Court orders repatriation to Dutch government
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the recovery of two high-end vehicles stolen in the Netherlands and illegally shipped to Nigeria.
In a statement signed on Monday by Benjamin Hundeyin, Force Public Relations Officer, the police said the vehicles were traced to Lagos and Akwa Ibom States following an intelligence-led operation.
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According to the statement, investigations revealed that the vehicles were originally stolen from Amsterdam and Midden-Nederland, before being shipped from the port of Antwerp, Belgium, to Apapa, Lagos, in late 2023.
“Following the recovery, the Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, instituted civil forfeiture proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja,” the statement read.
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“Upon the conclusion of due legal processes, the Court granted a final forfeiture order in favour of the Government of the Netherlands through the vehicles’ insurance company, thereby facilitating their lawful repatriation.”
The statement added that the INTERPOL team in Abuja on October 20, 2025, formally handed over the recovered vehicles to representatives of the insurance company and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, marking the end of the international recovery process.
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commended the INTERPOL NCB Abuja operatives for their professionalism and effective collaboration with international counterparts, especially INTERPOL NCB The Hague.
