Two “high-end” vehicles, which were stolen in the Netherlands and shipped to Nigeria have been recovered by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

[Augusta]

Two “high-end” vehicles, which were stolen in the Netherlands and shipped to Nigeria have been recovered by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

Force spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, Oct. 20.

He said the vehicles were recovered in Lagos and Akwa Ibom states.

The police spokesperson said the investigation revealed that the vehicles were stolen from Amsterdam and Midden-Nederland.

Hundeyin said the vehicles were shipped to Nigeria and arrived in Apapa, Lagos, in late 2023 from the port of Antwerp in Belgium.

“Following the recovery, the Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, instituted civil forfeiture proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja,” the statement reads.

 

[gwolf666]

That’s a solid move by the Nigerian Police Force and INTERPOL. Recovering stolen vehicles that made their way from Europe to Nigeria isn’t an easy task — it shows good coordination and progress in cross-border policing. But honestly, it also exposes how weak port security and customs checks can be if such expensive cars managed to slip through all the way from Belgium to Lagos unnoticed. I’m glad they were able to track them down, but it’s not just about recovering a few cars — it’s about fixing the system that allows this kind of trafficking to happen in the first place. Nigeria needs tighter port monitoring and better data sharing with European authorities to stop stolen goods from entering the country. Otherwise, for every two vehicles caught, dozens more will make it through.