Unbelievable!! See What They Did To This Man For Stealing Diesel In Edo (Photo)

A middle- aged man is currently being

detained by operatives of Edo State

Police Command for allegedly siphoning

diesel from a truck belonging to a

beverage company located at Ikpoba

Hill, in Ikpoba Okha Local Government

Area of the State.

It was gathered that the suspect was

caught at about 4 : 00 am on 27 May by

a vigilant night guard in the area , who

noticed a flow of diesel on the ground

close to where the truck was parked.

He allegedly traced the flow to the truck

where he found the suspect channelling

the petroleum product into waiting jerry

cans .

Sighting the night guard, the suspect

was said to have fled the scene , but the

guard who raised an alarm, later

overpowered him after a hot chase .

The alarm raised by the night guard

was said to have drawn the attention of

residents and traders in the area who

descended on the suspect.

Timely intervention of policemen from

Aduwawa police division however saved

him from being lynched and later

whisked away .

An eyewitness who does not want his

name in print, said the suspect

confessed that he belonged to a

syndicate specialised in stealing

petroleum products from packed trucks

in the area .

“He ( suspect) confessed that there are

other people in the same business with

him and that they have stolen more

than 1 , 000 litres before .

The truck belongs to one Mr . Imafidon

and the guard who caught him said that

he has been looking for those boys for

sometime now .

“The residents, especially truck drivers ,

were angry after he demonstrated how

he siphons the product. So, they tied

him up and put the hoose in his mouth

, ” the source added .

When contacted , Edo Police Public

Relations Officer, DSP Stephen

Onwochei , said he was yet to be

briefed on the incident . He however

added that the matter could have been

handled by the Divisional Police Officer

, based on the level of the offence .

“I have not been briefed on that . But,

obviously, it is a case of stealing which

the division can handle, ” Onwochei

said .