News Reports Police Arrest 8 Over Alleged Theft of Transformers, 12 Tyres in Edo by oaniunoh May 9, 2024 written by oaniunoh May 9, 2024 64 Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested eight suspects over the alleged theft of transformers, 12 tyres and a truck in Edo State. DAILY POST reports that the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, who paraded the suspects in Benin City on Wednesday, said they were arrested for armed robbery and malicious damage Adegboye identified the suspects as Lazarus Ifeanyi, Nnamdi Osita, Celestial Eze, Lucky Nwosu, Obidiwe Ekene, Uche Onu, Okorie, Ekene Onyedika and Frances Okafor. He said the arrest of the suspects was a sequel to a petition by one Collins Oboh Osamuyimen to the police that unknown armed men invaded Colosa Concrete Pole Company located in Evbuomoma Community, Benin City, tied the security guards and stole two electrical transformers, one long Scania truck and 12 tyres to an unknown destination. He said the investigation led to the arrest of Lazarus Ifeanyi at Onitsha in Anambra State, who confessed that he bought the stolen truck from one Okorie Ekene Onyedika, who specialised in butchering stolen trucks and other vehicles for sale. The commissioner added that the suspect also confessed that he bought the newly branded Scania trucks with a 12-tyre capacity from one Frances Okafor and mentioned four other members of his gang who were also arrested in the Onitsha axis of Anambra State. According to him, the suspects also confessed to being a notorious armed robbery gang that robbed empty gas cylinders in Akure, Ondo State, but offloaded the items at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, by their gang leader Frances Okafor’s brother, who owns a shop at the place in Lagos. “The suspects were preparing for another robbery in Imo State before their arrest,” he stated. Adegboye, who said all the stolen items were in police custody, added that the suspect would be charged in court. Source: Daily Post 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail oaniunoh previous post One Feared Dead as Windstorm Destroys Properties in Gombe next post Armed Groups Committing Atrocities in Mali: HRW You may also like Russian Missiles Kill 31 In Ukraine, Gut Kyiv... July 8, 2024 US Soldiers Leave Niger Base Following Military Junta’s... July 8, 2024 Gunmen Kill Three Vigilantes, Civilian In Imo Community July 8, 2024 Gas Explosion Kills Mother, Daughter In Ogun July 8, 2024 Abuja Man Attempts Suicide, Climbs 120-Metre Broadcast Mast July 8, 2024 Bandits Release Catholic Priest Kidnapped In Zamfara July 8, 2024 Troops Neutralise Terrorist, Recover Arms, Ammunition In Taraba July 8, 2024 Trees Kill Four At Jattu Market During Rainfall... July 8, 2024 Busload of Passengers Kidnapped in Kogi July 5, 2024 Bauchi Police Arrest Three for Child Abuse, Rape July 5, 2024 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.