Pastor, others hijack truck with N25m goods
The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos, has
arrested a pastor, Peter Iyasele, and two others for allegedly hijacking
a truck with N25m worth of goods in the Ijora area of Lagos.
Our source learnt that while the two other suspects ─ Anthony Ibiade
and Amas Debar ─ were arrested in Ijora, the 56-year-old clergy was
arrested in Igando, Lagos.
Our correspondent gathered from the
police that the hijacked truck, which contained 25 heavy duty outdoor
airconditioners, belonging to a company based in Apapa, Lagos.
According to the police, the market value of the heavy duty air conditioners is about N25m.
Our source gathered that the suspects were arrested after information
got to DCP Chris Ejike. He subsequently directed his men to trail the
suspects who were on the move to sell the products.
Our
correspondent learnt that after the truck, which was initially heading
for Ikeja, was hijacked by the suspects, the airconditioners were taken
to a warehouse in Ibadan, Oyo State.
However, after the police
swooped on the suspects, 22 units of the products were recovered, while
one had been vandalised. The remaining two were said to have been sold.
It was gathered that two members of the syndicate ─ Oliver and another
whose name had yet to be known ─ were still at large and were believed
to have sold the two air conditioners.
The police said the suspects
were experts in hijacking and diverting trucks containing electronic
appliances and other household items.
In his statement to the
police, the pastor said he was working as a transporter before he took
to hijacking trucks. He added that the new job was to “source for funds
to sustain my church.”
Iyasele, an indigene of Edo State, said in
his statement that he heard a call from God, but there was no money to
pursue it. Hence, he had to source for funds to be able “to survive in
the ministry”.
Our sourcegathered that 38-year-old Debar and Ibiade,
53, were the first to be arrested by the police before they led
detectives to the pastor.
Our correspondent learnt that Iyasele’s church is situated along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
Ibiade, in his own statement, confessed to the police that he was the
one who arranged for the driver who took the hijacked truck from Lagos
to the warehouse in Ibadan.
A source at the Federal SARS told
firstclass newsline that the suspects, who were apprehended on
Wednesday, September 10, had been charged to court.
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Pastor, others hijack truck with N25m goods
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