The suspects were said to
have been arrested for illegal diversion of the dredger along Ifiekporo
community River in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Also arrested is a
30-year-old man, Reuben Oshodi, from Arugbo community in Ondo State.
It was
learnt that AMCON, earlier seized and took inventory of the dredger from
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wokson Construction Company, Chief Oki,
over alleged debt running into several billions of naira.
Instead of coming out
to pay his bills, Oki allegedly sent his workers to illegally tow the dredger
from Ugbuwangue Waterside on the night of September 10 to an unknown
destination.
One of the suspects,
who is the master dredger, Timothy Nwachukwu (45), said that he was just a
worker, not the boss.
Nwachukwu, who is from
Ikeduru community in Imo State, and others are in the custody of the
"B" Division Police Station in Warri.
The Managing Partner,
Mr. Onaiwu-Thomas Eghobamien, led police to the community for the arrests on
behalf of the receiver manager, Chief Robert Ohuba & Co Legal Practitioners
in Edo State.
Eghobamien expressed
happiness that the dredger was recovered from the suspects, insisting that the
prime suspect must be arrested and necessary actions taken against him. The
dredger has been relocated to a jetty at Enerhen community in Uvwie Local
Government Area.
The Delta State Acting
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, did not pick his calls or
reply text messages sent to him on the matter.
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