Truck hijacking: Ogun police recover truck loaded with 30,000 litres of PMS…Arrest suspects in Edo
Police Operatives attached to Iperu Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested some suspects who hijacked a truck,with Reg No AKD 711 XM, loaded with 33,000 litres PMS(petrol) at Mallo Filling Station along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.
According to the state police PRO, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, the suspects who operated in a SUV(Reg No unknown) used the vehicle to cross the truck, hijacked it and drove same to Okada in Edo State.
The Police operatives swung into action immediately the report was made at Iperu Division and traced the truck to Okada in Edo State where it was recovered with the product.
One of the hijackers, Omoruyi Nathaniel was arrested with the receiver, identified as Mrs Adeyemi Adeyoyiosola and the suspects have been taken to Departement of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Eleweran Abeokuta for discreet investigation and prosecution.
The State Commissioner of Police Ogun State,CP Abdulmajid Ali commended the Police operatives for the good and professional operation carried out and reinstated command’s commitment to tackle such crime and other criminal activities in the State.
While condemning the act, the Police boss ordered the Divisional Police Officers along the ever-busy Lagos/Ibadan and Lagos/Benin expressways in Ogun State to brace up and go after the hoodlums who are in the habbit of embarrassing and rob road users along the expressways.
CP Ali also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence, DCP Shina Olukolu to personally supervise the investigation as the Command will leave no stone unturned in making sure that criminals don’t go unpunished in the state.
