The police in Delta have uncovered a garage where stolen vehicles are butchered and sold as spare parts to unsuspected buyers.
According to report, the garage was discovered in Ughelli, Ughelli-North local local government of Delta State.
It was said that the vehicles are removed from parking areas or stolen by armed robbers in Asaba, Warri, Ughelli, and environs where taking to the garage and dismembered into spare parts which are in turn sold out to buyers.
Delta State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) DSP Bright Edafe who revealed the discovery of the garage to newsmen disclosed that no fewer than seventy-four vehicle tyres, sixteen vehicle engines, eight gear boxes, fifteen motor batteries, two motorcycle engines and seven suspected stolen vehicles have so far been recovered from the garage.
According o him, “The vehicles include one Toyota Corolla with reg. no. AJ 638 EFR, Toyota Carina with reg. no. WW 748 SL, Toyota Corolla with reg. no. DU 60 LSR, Toyota Corolla with Reg. no. WWR 799 AE, Toyota Corolla with reg. no. KSF 758 DC and one unregistered Nissan car. Suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing.”
