The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested four suspects over alleged hijacking and diversion of a truck load of 654 bags of salt.
By Suleiman Shehu
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested four suspects over alleged hijacking and diversion of a truck load of 654 bags of salt.
Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, said that the suspects were apprehended at Golden Hotel, Gbagi, Ibadan, on Sunday at 9:00 p.m.
Osifeso said that the suspects were arrested aftet the police received actionable intelligence about their activities.
“Acting on credible leads, the diligent officers of the Oyo State Police Command apprehended the suspects at Golden Hotel, Gbagii, Ibadan,” he said.
The PPRO said that suspects arrested were between the ages of 34 and 42, while an unregistered Volvo truck containing 654 bags weighing 20 kilogrammes each were recovered.
He said that investigation was ongoing and the suspects would be charge to court after its completion.
Osifeso appreciated the cooperation of the community in providing information that led to the arrest of the suspects.
He also reassured citizens in the state of the command’s unwavering dedication to fighting crime and refucing it the barest minimum.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)