Police foil attempt to divert N33m worth of goods in Oyo

Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command person thwarted an effort by a motortruck operator to divert and merchantability 670 bags of guinea maize valued astatine astir N33 million.

The suspects, identified as Monday, 46, and his assistant, Kareem, 40, were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Monitoring Unit successful the Irepo country of Oyo Town, wherever the motortruck carrying the goods had been parked portion awaiting prospective buyers.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the cognition was carried retired pursuing credible quality and connected the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola. 

He said, “officers stormed the hideout of a syndicate allegedly progressive successful diverting and unlawfully converting goods successful transit”.

The constabulary recovered an IVECO motortruck with registration fig MUS 809 XY, loaded with the 670 bags of guinea corn.

Investigations revealed that the goods were loaded successful Kaduna State and were meant for transportation successful Ibadan, Oyo State. However, the operator allegedly diverted the consignment aft reaching Ogbomoso and attempted to merchantability it successful Oyo Town for N11 million, acold beneath its marketplace value.

During interrogation, Monday reportedly admitted to the offence and explained that helium had planned to merchantability th...