Four persons have been arrested in Illah, Oshimili North area of Delta State for stealing a truck loaded with 900 bags of cement belonging to the Dangote group.
The suspects Ozioma Umez, Uchenna Idenyi, Chibuike Nwamgbo and Chiolada Nomha were arrested in the bush by the police in a combined effort with the local vigilantes.
A statement by the state police public relations officer DSP Bright Edafe, on Thursday, said the armed criminals had emerged from the bush in Okpella, Edo State when the driver of the truck with registration number DAS. 690 ZY was trying to park.
The driver, one Bature Ibrahim and his conductor were allegedly dragged into the bush by the suspects, tied with ropes and matcheted severally before making away with the truck loaded with cement.
Following a tip-off, police detectives recovered the truck somewhere in Illah where it was parked at Aniegele along Illah-Asaba road, Delta State and two cutlasses.
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The statement said:
On 31/08/2021 at about 0930hrs while Illah divisional patrol team were on aberdeen patrol along Illah-Asaba road, they received a report from one Bature Ibrahim a driver of Dangote company truck, that at about 0300hrs of the same date while trying to park his truck with Reg. DAS. 690 ZY loaded with nine hundred (900) bags of cement at Okpella in Edo State four (4) armed men emerged from the bush dragged him and his conductor into the bush gave them several machete cuts and tied them with rope then made away with the truck.
” The patrol swung into action immediately and after due intelligence-led investigation, they located the truck somewhere in Illah where it was parked at Aniegele along Illah-Asaba road.
“On sighting the patrol vehicle the suspects jumped into the bush and took to their heels, the police in a combined effort with the local vigilantes chased and arrested them.”
Meanwhile, the police while conducting a stop and search along Agbor/Asaba expressway by Issele-Uku intercepted one red coloured Qlink Motorcycle with reg number LEG 326 QN conveying three occupants who upon sighting the patrol team abandoned the motorcycle and ran into the nearby bus.
They were, however, chased and consequently one of the suspects, Musa kabiru 42 years old of Onitsha was arrested.
Upon searching the suspect, one locally made pistol one live cartridge and four mobile handsets were recovered from him.
The owners of the phones have identified the phones as theirs and also identified the suspect as one of the gangs who robbed them.
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