Operatives
of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS in Lagos have arrested a
71-year old man, Peter Othormor and 10 others for allegedly diverting goods
worth N40 million entrusted in their care to deliver to a customer in Abuja and
selling it off for N5 million.
According to police sources, the suspects
were apprehended while offloading the goods for the alleged buyer, Abass Buhari
from Kaduna State.
Other suspects
involved in the alleged crime include Lawal Yusuf, 61; Adewale John, 43, Ebuka
Agubosin, 29, Abdulraman Abdulmalik, 37; WaheedAdewale, 48; Kehinde Okiki,
Semiu Sanni and Raheem Lawal who are conductors.
According to the
police, 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. The 71 year old man allegedly contacted a man called ‘Dollar’
who provided the truck with Reg. No. AKD 118 XV to load the goods. The driver
who is currently on the run, loaded the goods in the truck and they departed
for Abuja. However, while on the expressway, Othormor directed the driver to
drive straight to a compound in Ibadan, Oyo State and offload the goods for the
alleged buyer, Abass Buhari.
A resident in
Ibadan who suspected foul play while the goods were being offloaded, alerted
the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP in charge of FSARS, Ibrahim Kaoje,
who stormed the compound with his men.
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. The arrested suspects and the truck with the goods had been taken
to the station.
The police said
that after investigations have been concluded, the arrested suspects would be
charged to court.
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