Some presumed robbers have pirated a truck packed with items coming from Unilever business along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode highway, Ogun State.

Cops said the 7 suspects were members of a syndicate who focused on hijacking trucks on the expressway.

The suspects, who have actually been arrested by the cops were recognized as Onyegbuchi Nwafor, Idakole Benjamin, Ibrahim Musa, Abolade Shola, Ikem Ejimofor, Adebayo Jamiu, and Ayeye Edwin.

They were apprehended following a distress signal received at Odogbolu divisional head office on December 8, 2021.

At bout 3am, the cops got information that the gang had blocked the way to hijack a truck packed with Blue Band items of Unilever Nigeria Ltd.

. The robbers were said to have subdued the motor-boy and the motorist.

The duo were apparently required to the bush and they were restrained before their truck was repelled.

“On the strength of the distress signal, the DPO Odogbolu division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle, rapidly led his patrol team to the scene, however the ruffians had actually moved far from the scene before their arrival.

“They began tracing the hooligans based on the description of the pirated truck. Their efforts settled when the truck was spotted at Nairaland location of the expressway moving towards Ijebu-Ode road,” the Ogun State Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said on Tuesday.

Oyeyemi said the police prospered in detaining Musa Ibrahim, Shola Abolade and Edwin Ayeye while others left in a Honda area wagon car.

It was stated that the fleeing members of the gang hired a legal representative and informed him that authorities had unlawfully jailed a few of their friends.

“On getting to the office of the DPO, the lawyer was told to produce those who briefed him about the case before those in cops custody could be launched.

“The attorney there and then called them to come as the case will be settled. The duo of Nwafor Onyebuchi and Idakole Benjamin, who was later recognized as dismissed authorities sergeants occurred and they were subsequently arrested by the DPO and his guys,” it was stated.

The cops spokesman stated the suspects had actually admitted to being the ones who hijacked heaven Band truck.

At the State CIID, the suspects had actually admitted that “they have so far pirated four trucks filled with different types of items, such as pampers, Nutri C drinks, Blue band and Honey-well flour. The worth of the pirated items up until now is estimated to be N25,688,000.

“They confessed further that they have a readymade buyer, in one Alhaji Jamiu who lived in Kwara State. The stated Alhaji Jamiu was traced to Erin-Ile in Kwara State where he was immediately apprehended.

“Their major receiver and financier Ikem Ejimofor was traced to Jakande Estate, in Lagos where he was also arrested.

“While Alhaji Jamiu admitted that it was his truck the suspects used in obstructing the roadway when the last truck was pirated, Ikem Ejimofor on his part admitted being the receiver of all the robbed items which he bought at a very ludicrous cost.”

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, has actually directed that the suspect needs to be arraigned in court without hold-up.