The South African police department has arrested Nigerian men for stealing motor vehicle parts at the South African Police Service vehicle pound in Benoni, Gauteng.
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, in a statement on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, stated that a third suspect, also linked to the crime, showed police where he planned to sell the stolen parts.
The spokesperson noted:” On Monday, 6 February 2023, at about 9 am, the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, in conjunction with the South African Police Service (SAPS) Benoni, arrested two Nigerian male suspects aged 30 and 40 years old as accomplices to committing a crime related to the stolen motor vehicle parts case, that occurred at the SAPS vehicle pound in Benoni.
“The EMPD members with the SAPS detectives conducted an operation to arrest more suspects involved in the theft of motor vehicle parts from the Van Rhyn Deep SAPS13 vehicle pound.
“Law enforcers were led to a tyre shop on Harper Street, where the first accomplice was arrested. The second accomplice located at the Benoni Plaza on Princes Avenue was also arrested.
“The duo was detained at the Benoni SAPS police station, as accomplices to committing a crime and will appear at the Benoni Magistrates Court soon.”
From the ongoing investigation of the case, it’s either the two Nigerian men who stole car parts in South Africa who are sent to prison or they are asked to pay a considerable fine. The latter is likely going to be the case.
