In a coordinated operation with INTERPOL NCB The Hague, the Nigerian Police Force located a Toyota C-HR (2020 model) and a Toyota RAV4 (2019 model) in separate locations in Lagos and Akwa Ibom States.
The two high-end vehicles, which were illegally shipped into Nigeria after being stolen from the Netherlands, were recovered in a significant step forward in the fight against transnational organized crime, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
According to the statement, “investigations revealed that the vehicles were stolen from Amsterdam and Midden-Nederland and later transported to Nigeria via the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, to Apapa, Lagos, in late 2023.”
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The Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, started civil forfeiture proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the recovery. The Court granted the vehicles’ insurance company a final forfeiture order in favor of the Netherlands government, facilitating their legal repatriation, after the due legal process was completed.
Source: Channels TV
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