 have arrested three men suspected to be armed robbers. They are Peter Iyasele, a.k.a Major; Anthony Ibiade; and Amas Debar.){kind=link}
Operatives of Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FEDSARS) have arrested three men suspected to be armed robbers. They are Peter Iyasele, a.k.a Major; Anthony Ibiade; and Amas Debar.
The gang specialises in hijacking and diverting trucks transporting goods within Lagos and Ogun States and were recently apprehended after tip-off that a group of robbers had hijacked a 25ft container bearing 25 units of heavy duty outdoor split air conditioners worth over N25 million.
One Oliver, surname unknown, is still at large.
It was gathered that the arrest of Amas Debar at Ijora led to the arrest of Anthony Ibiade and Peter Iyesele, after they had successfully hijacked the goods and transported it to their warehouse in Ibadan.
About 22 units of the air conditioners were recovered, while one had already been damaged.
It was also revealed that while Peter worked as a transporter, while the other members of the gang are allegedly professional hijackers whose stock in trade was diversion of goods.
One of the suspects, recounting his exploits, confessed that, “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 in Lagos.
“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.
“For about nine years, I didn’t participate in any of these operations because I had made enough from the operations until I received a call from God to serve him. I was doing well in my transportation business before I was duped by a woman.
“The reason I went back into robbing was to get money to expand the church of God where I pastor. If I had succeeded, I would have used the proceeds to build a house for God.”
Meanwhile, the suspects have been charged to court, while effort to arrest the other suspect at large is ongoing.