Port Police Nabs 5 Over Container Diversion

The Nigerian Port Authority command of the Nigeria Police Force has nabbed five persons in connection with the alleged high jacking and diversion of a truck load of cocoa which was on transit to the Apapa port for export.
The said truck with registration number XX776 LSR is one out of the six that were hired to convey cocoa from Ikotun (a suburb of Lagos) to the Apapa port for export and it was said to be carrying about 400 bags of cocoa inside two units of 20- foot containers with number KNLU 342197-7 and MSKU 221936-6.

The Nigerian Port Authority command of the Nigeria Police Force has nabbed five persons in connection with the alleged high jacking and diversion of a truck load of cocoa which was on transit to the Apapa port for export.
The said truck with registration number XX776 LSR is one out of the six that were hired to convey cocoa from Ikotun (a suburb of Lagos) to the Apapa port for export and it was said to be carrying about 400 bags of cocoa inside two units of 20- foot containers with number KNLU 342197-7 and MSKU 221936-6.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Omobare Akindemowo who paraded the suspects in Lagos last week, the truck was highjacked at gunpoint in Oshodi by group of unknown uniform men and diverted to an uncompleted building in Ikorodu.
The police explained that they recovered the goods at a building owned by one Mrs Fawehinmi Olanrewaju of No 20 Yinka Ogunfile road, Oluwe estate in Ikorodu while the driver, the truck and empty containers were intercepted at Iyede junction at Lagos-Ogun state boundary.
Speaking to jounalists, DCP Akindemowo explained that “during interrogation it was discovered that the said truck was hijacked at gunpoint by unknown uniform men at Oshodi who whisked away the original driver alleging that he hit their boss’ car, this gave them the opportunity to divert the truck and containers to Ikorodu where they carried out their dastardly act”.
The identities of the suspects were given as Baba Alike who is now at large and already declared wanted by the police, Bolanle Ajayi, Ola Bello the syndicate driver, Femi Oyebanji the intended buyer of the stolen goods and Mr. Niyi Jacob his personal driver.
The sum of N275, 500 was also recovered from the intended buyer and his driver by the police even as the stolen goods were returned to the owners on bond.

DCP Akindemowo also sounded a warning note to criminal minded individuals that still parade the ports to desist from the act or else the police will catch up with them.