A lodger in an undisclosed hotel in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area has lost his brand new white Mercedes-Benz C300, 2010 model.
The car with registration number ABUJA BWR-761BU and chassis number WDDGF8BB2BR133373, was stolen from the hotel where the owner lodged.
According to the owner, who doesn’t want his name in print, he had parked the car at the hotel where he was lodged, and suddenly, he could not find the car keys despite searching thoroughly. He contacted friends who had visited his room, but none admitted to having seen the keys.
The man said he then informed the hotel’s security personnel that he could not locate the keys and would need to stay an extra day to process a replacement so he could drive home. He also asked the security team to alert him immediately if anyone attempted to open or tamper with the vehicle.
It was however gathered that while the man was still upstairs in his room, the hotel receptionist knocked on his door to inform him that someone had driven the car away.
When questioned by the hotel owner and the car owner, the security man on duty explained that he had approached to identify the person opening the car, but the suspect sped off at high speed with the vehicle before he could intervene.
He said he later reported the incident at the nearest police station after local vigilantes failed to respond to distress calls.
He urged anyone with useful information to kindly contact the his numbers; 08039245983, 09044322920 or 08035106183 or report to the nearest police station.
