The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly diverting goods worth N11.5m and attempting to sell it for N3m.
The Police Public Relations Officer for
Ogun State, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi , said the suspects ─ Idowu Jimoh,42, and
Emeka Godwin,21 ─ agreed to sell the goods for N3m to a policeman who
worked undercover in order to catch the suspects red-handed.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the
goods, said to be Nestle PLC products worth N11m, were loaded on a truck
marked, LAGOS, LND 182 XB, which was headed for Abuja.
The police said the duo had made plans to divert and sell the goods before a police informant alerted the command.
Adejobi explained that a police detective was detailed to work undercover and gain the confidence of the suspects.
He said the detective managed to
establish contact with Jimoh and Godwin and entered into negotiation
with them. He added that the suspects agreed to sell the goods to the
policemen for N3m.
The PPRO said, “The suspects are the
driver of the truck, Idowu Jimoh of Kokale Coca Cola Area of Ota, Ogun
State, who also hails from Epe in Lagos State and the motor boy, Emeka
Godwin, who hails from the Anocha Local Government Area of Anambra
State.
“The truck was loaded with Nestle PLC
products worth 11.5m. The goods were meant for a customer in Abuja, but
the duo planned to divert it to another place to sell.
“When the police detectives heard of the
plan due to our intelligence gathering, they quickly keyed into the
arrangement and a detective from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ogun
State, entered into negotiation with the suspects through the help of an
informant.
“The suspects agreed to sell the goods
for N3m to the potential buyer (the police man) before they were
eventually arrested at Ijoga Orile. They had tactically removed the
tracker fixed on the truck so that the company would not be able to
track its movement.
“The driver of the truck, Idowu, had
worked in a company in Ota and was sacked for a similar offence of
stealing and diverting a truck loaded with some chemical products. He is
married with children and has even built a house.”
Adejobi said the Commissioner of Police,
Ikemefuna Okoye, had directed SARS to carry out a thorough investigation
of the matter and get others connected with the crime.
He added that the commissioner advised
firms to screen their employees and install sophisticated vehicle
trackers unlike the type which was removed by the driver.
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