2 Men In Military Camouflage Arrested For Hijacking Petrol Tanker In Lagos

Two members of a robbery syndicate which allegedly hijacked a truck conveying 40,000 litres of PMS have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.

However, the 2 men arrested are Charles Obilomo, 37, and Osita Onyeka, 35. It was gathered that four other members of the group which hijacked the DAF truck by intercepting the driver at a bad portion on the Mile-2 Oshodi Expressway on 28 December escaped with bullet wounds.

Muhammadu Mande, 42, the truck driver and Lawal Usman, 34, Mande’s Conductor, were reported to have been kept in another car with four other members of the gang at gunpoint and were being taken to an unknown destination before they were intercepted by the police.

Bala Elkana, Lagos Police spokesperson disclosed that the arrest was made possible by police operatives from the Itire Division led by the DPO, SP Barkfur Kromkyes upon a tip-off from a reliable source.

The Spokesperson said;

“The two
suspects in police custody, Charles Obllomo, and Osita Onyeka took possession
of the truck. The driver and his conductor were sandwiched by the four men in
military uniforms in the Toyota Corolla. The truck was driving behind the
Toyota Corolla and heading to an unknown destination before it was intercepted
by the Police.



“The driver said, he initially thought the hijackers were military men on stop
and search duty until they started beating him and his conductor
and threatened to kill them if they refuse to follow their orders. The two
suspects were arrested in the truck and taken to the station. The four suspects
in military uniforms escaped with bullet wounds after a fierce battle with the
police. The truck and the Toyota Corolla were recovered and transferred to the
police station.

“Two pairs of
vehicle plate numbers and military caps were recovered in the Corolla. The
truck containing the PMS was handed over to its owner, Sani Samaila."