The Inspector-General of Police-Intelligence Response Team, IRT, has arrested two Ghanaians for allegedly robbing a truck driver of his vehicle and goods with acid.
This was confirmed to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday by the Force spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood.
He disclosed that the crime took place in Edo State on Dec. 9, while the suspects were arrested in Enugu State.
According to the Force spokesman, the suspects, Eric Aidan and Matthew Kwasha, whom he described as are notorious criminals who specialise in killing their victims with raw acid after dispossessing them of their belongings especially vehicles, allegedly poured acid on Taiwo Adesanya after robbing him at the Olukwu area of Benin City of his truck with goods.
He explained further that the suspects who are currently being held at IRT Cell in Ikeja , Lagos, would usually seek employment as driver and conductor in haulage companies and while in the employment of the company, they study its operations and perfect ways to divert their goods and sell the vehicle.
According to Moshood after succeeding in one company they would relocate to another place where they would apply for the same position in another company. Their last operation was the incident of Dec. 9.
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He said that after they attacked the driver who was sleeping from the long journey with raw acid thinking that he was dead, they snatched his truck loaded with 600 bags of sugar and dragged him out of the truck.
Moshood said that the owner of the truck petitioned the I-GP following the attack on the driver and the diversion of the sugar worth over N10 million the driver was carrying to Benin City and based on the petition, the I-GP directed the Commander IRT, DCP Abba Kyari to investigate the matter, adding that upon the directives, Kyari directed CSP Phillip Rieninwa, IRT commander in Lagos to go after the suspects.
CSP Rieniwa’s team swung into action and tracked the suspects to a shrine in Nsukka, Enugu State, from where they were apprehended. He explained that the victim who survived the acid attack, was able to recognise the suspects.
The Force spokesman said the suspects have confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to the Court.
