h N40 million Crime 71 year old, others arrested for diverting goods worth N40 million

 By Joy Anyim

 

 The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Adeniji Adele, Lagos have arreat a 71-year old man, Peter Othormor and 10 others for diverting a truck loaded with merchandise worth N40 million placed in their care to convey to a client in Abuja to Ibadan.

The suspects, according to the police, had sold the goods for N5 million to another buyer identified as Abass Buhari bit were caught while offloading the goods for the alleged buyer. The arrest of the suspects,

according to a police source was made possible by a team led by Deputy Suprintendent of Police Olaniyi Festus, Officer in charge of ‘Strike Force One’ at the FSARS. Some of the suspects include Lawal Yusuf, Adewale John, Ebuka Agubosin,

AbdulramanAbdulmalik, Waheed Adewale, Kehinde Okiki, Semiu Sanni and Raheem Lawal. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Mr. Ibrahim Kaoje , “trouble started for the suspects when Othormor was contacted by a clearing agent to help him look for a truck to convey about N40m goods from Kirikiri Phase 2, Apapa, Lagos to a customer in Abuja, Nigeria. ” Othormor was alleged to have contacted a man called ‘Dollar’ who provided the truck with Reg. No. AKD 118 XV to load the goods.” ”

After the driver, now at large, loaded the goods and headed to Abuja, Othormor and the said Dollar directed the driver of the truck to drive straight to a compound in Ibadan, Oyo State and offload the goods for the alleged buyer. ” while offloading the goods, a resident in the area who suspected their action called my office about the development.”

Following the report, Kaoje dispatched a team led by DSP Festus to Ibadan to arrest the suspects and recover the goods. On sighting the police team, all the suspects reportedly took to their heels, but the police pursued and arrested eleven suspects while the said Dollar managed to escape. Othormor confessed to the crime and the police said that all the captured suspects would be charged to court when investigations have been completed.  

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