A pastor and two other men were
part of a robbery syndicate that was notorious for hijacking cargo trucks in
Lagos and Ogun state.
Police operatives of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have apprehended a pastor and two other men
for allegedly diverting a truckload of air conditioners valued at about N25
million.
Pastor Peter Iyasele, one
of the suspects was arrested at Igando area after police mounted surveillance
to track him while the other two, Anthony Ibiade, and Amas Debar
The pastor said in his
confessional statement that he was a member of the group but that he opted out
to invest the proceeds he got in transportation business.
“My name is Peter Iyesele,
56-year-old, I am married and I have four children. I am a pastor and I have a
church along Badagry expressway.
“I was arrested at Igando
bus-stop for participating in hijacking and diversion of goods worth over N25
million. I have been engaging in these operations for years but after a while I
stopped and invested proceeds from the operations in transportation.
“I had made enough from
series of operations in the past and I was doing well in my transportation
business before I was duped by a woman,”
The pastor said he had
re-joined the syndicate so as to get money to expand his church. A source
reported that a tip-off from an unknown man spurred the SARS to investigate the
claim. The trio had already transported the heavy duty truck to their warehouse
in Ibadan.
It was reported that out of
the 25 split air conditioners that were originally in the truck, only 23 were
recovered.
Chris Ezike, the
commissioner of police in charge of SARS revealed that Pastor Peter was the
transporter while the other two did the hijacking. The fourth member, simply
identified as Oliver was said to be on the run.
Meanwhile, two robbers were
killed as they tried to escape from a robbery scene while two more escaped in
Asaba, the Delta state.
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