Police foil truck hijacking, recover fabricated rifle in Ogun

Detectives of the Ijebu Imushin Division, Ogun State Police Command, connected Wednesday, foiled a motortruck hijacking incident, recovered a stolen DAF motortruck and a wooden-fabricated rifle.

DAILY POST learnt the operator who was conveying centrifugal spare parts was intercepted by suspected hoodlums astatine the Oke-Ado country of Ijebu North, wherever the motortruck was forcefully taken from him.

In a connection made disposable to newsmen by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, connected Thursday, upon the accusation the officers collaborated with road patrol operatives, swiftly mobilized to the scene, forcing the suspects to wantonness the motortruck and fly nether pressure.

Babaseyi stated that a thorough hunt of the recovered motortruck led to the find of a wooden-fabricated firearm wrapped with achromatic tape, utilized by the suspects successful the operation.

“The punctual involution of the constabulary efficaciously thwarted the transgression cognition and prevented the nonaccomplishment of property.

“The driver, who sustained insignificant wounded to his close ankle during the incident, was promptly administered archetypal assistance attraction and operatives are activel...