They were arrested by Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police.
The Police said the truck fully loaded was stolen by armed robbers on Tuesday at Okpella in Edo State, but were arrested at Aniegele village, near Illah after vigilantes gave the robbers a hot chase.
The Spokesman for Delta State Police Command confirmed in a statement he issued on Thursday that suspects have been apprehended.
“On Sept. 31, 2021, at about 9.30 am, officers from the Illah divisional were on patrol on the Illah-Asaba road; they received a report.
“The report came from one Bature Ibrahim, a driver of Dangote Cement Company that his truck loaded with 900 bags of cement has been stolen.
“He said that while he was trying to park his truck with Registration number DAS 690 ZY at Okpella in Edo four armed men emerged from the bush and dragged him and his conductor into the bush.
“Ibrahim said the armed men gave him and his conductor several machete cuts and tied them with rope and made away with the truck,” Edafe said.
Edafe said the Police patrol team went into action immediately and gathered intelligence report while pursuing the thieves until they saw where the truck was parked at Aniegele, on Illah-Asaba road in Edo State.
He said that on sighting the patrol vehicle, the suspects jumped into the bush and took to their heels before they were rounded up with the efforts of vigilantes of Aniegele village.
“The local vigilantes chased them into the bush and four suspects namely: Ozioma Umez, Uchenna Idenyi, Chibuike Nwamgbo, and Chiolada Nomha, all-male were arrested in connection with the crime.
He said all the suspects were arrested with two cutlasses recovered.
