Thursday, June 4, 2026 -The collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Command and the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, has resulted in the arrest of a 50-year-old accountant, Olusola Ajayi Joshua, nearly a year after he allegedly left the country while under investigation for a high-profile burglary case.
Joshua was apprehended following investigations into a
petition dated July 11, 2025, submitted to the Office of the Assistant
Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, by a woman who
reported a burglary at her residence on Sesayon Street in the Government
Reserved Area, GRA, Ikeja.
The petitioner alleged that unknown persons broke into the
property and made away with household items and other valuables estimated at
over N150 million.
She reportedly suspected Joshua, who had worked as an
accountant in her late father’s company for more than 17 years, along with six
other individuals, of having links to the incident.
According to the complainant, she had entrusted Joshua with
a spare key to the apartment in 2022 to enable him gain access to the property
when necessary, particularly during the rainy season, to assist in clearing
water caused by roof leakages.
She stated that upon visiting the apartment in July 2025,
she discovered that it had been broken into and several valuable items were
missing.
Following the complaint, detectives attached to the Zonal
Servicom Team, formerly known as the Zonal Strike Force Team, launched an
investigation that led to the arrest of six suspects who allegedly had access
to the residence.
The six suspects were later arraigned in court after
investigations were concluded.
Police, however, said further inquiries revealed that
Joshua, who also had access to the property, had travelled to Canada in July
2025 shortly after the alleged burglary and was subsequently declared wanted.
Speaking while parading the suspect, the Assistant
Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Olohundare Jimoh, said
repeated efforts to secure Joshua’s cooperation during the investigation were
unsuccessful.
According to Jimoh, the command subsequently sought the
assistance of INTERPOL on July 16, 2025, leading to the suspect’s international
travel documents being placed on a watchlist.
The police chief disclosed that INTERPOL operatives in Lagos
arrested Joshua at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about
9:30 p.m. on June 1, 2026, immediately after he arrived in Nigeria.
He added that the suspect was formally handed over to the
Zone 2 Headquarters on June 2, 2026, and is currently undergoing further
investigation ahead of possible prosecution.
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