Talk about character development in under 48 hours! A newly hired driver in Nigeria has left netizens with their jaws on the floor after vanishing with his boss’s sleek 2016 Toyota Camry just two days into the job. Aki, the audacity of some people will never stop shocking the streets, lakini Ogun State police were definitely not in the mood for games!

“Napeleka Kwa Vulcaniser” Drama

The bizarre plot unfolded in the Ilupeju Industrial Estate in Lagos, where an Indian national thought he had finally sorted his daily commute by hiring a new driver named Waidi Olaide Kolawale. Little did the boss know, he had just handed the keys to an absolute mastermind of bad decisions.

Barely forty-eight hours into the new gig, Kolawale smoothly informed his employer that he was heading out to fix a punctured tyre at a nearby vulcaniser. Sawa, sounds like standard procedure, right? Kumbe, that was his grand exit cue! The driver stepped on the gas, pointed the bumper towards Ogun State, and vanished into thin air while his boss was left checking his watch.

The Catalyst Move That Hit a Dead End

Once across state lines, the getaway took an even wilder twist. Kolawale and his alleged accomplice, Monday Adetunji, tried to cash in fast by taking the Camry to an auto mechanic to secretly harvest and strip the car’s expensive catalytic converter. But shout-out to the fundi, bana, because the mechanic flatly rejected the dirty deal and refused to touch the car!

Stuck with a hot machine they couldn't strip, the duo decided to check into a hotel in the Ifo area to figure out their next move. Big mistake. In this digital era, driving a stolen modern car is basically giving detectives a live link to your exact coordinates. Electronic tracking picked up the signal immediately, and the DPO dispatched anti-robbery operatives on a hot pursuit.

Hotel Raid and the Bolt Sprint

At around 8:30 pm—less than eight hours after the car vanished—police quietly surrounded the hotel parking lot. Seeing the flashing red lights, Kolawale showed zero loyalty to his partner-in-crime; the rogue driver snatched the ignition key and sprinted into the darkness, leaving his alleged accomplice, Monday, stranded like a deer in headlights.

Monday was swiftly arrested on the spot, and the Camry was recovered in one piece. While detectives are still hunting down the athletic Kolawale, Ogun State Police Command has warned motorists that hiring staff without deep background checks is an extreme sport nobody should be playing.

💥 Why This Is Going Viral

• The 48-hour heist: Man got hired on Monday and was a fugitive by Wednesday—talk about rushing the process!
• The unshakeable fundi: In a world full of quick cash schemes, a mechanic outright refusing to touch stolen property is the integrity we love to see.
• Zero brotherhood: Kolawale taking off on foot with just the car key and ditching his partner Monday to face the cuffs alone.

The Jukwaa Take: If your brand new driver asks to take your car to the tyre clinic on day two, accompany him yourself or prepare for premium tears, bana!

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria • Jukwaa Pan-Africa Desk