Police operatives in Anambra State have recovered a trailer load of cement, which was hijacked from its owner and diverted into the bush by yet-to-be-identified armed men.
The trailer, containing 1000 bags of cement, was snatched at gunpoint at Obiliokite in Delta State but was recovered in a bush in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to a press release by DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Police Operatives attached to Area Command Headquarters, Ihiala, working with operatives of Anambra State Vigilante in Okija, recovered one HOWO trailer with Reg. No. Delta AKU 247 XB conveying 1000 bags of bua cement.
Information revealed that the truck was hijacked at gunpoint by yet unidentified persons on 14/07/2023 at Obiliokite in Delta State.
The armed criminals on sighting the joint patrol comprising of the Police and Vigilantes along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway pulled off the road at Okija, abandoned the truck, and fled.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye has ordered a manhunt for the gunmen. He called on locals within the area to help with any useful information that will help in apprehending the fleeing suspects. He assures that any information given in this regard will be treated with the confidentiality it deserves.
Members of the public who have useful information on criminals and their activities are encouraged to call the Control room number 07039194332. Also, the recovered consignment has been released to the rightful owner on the instruction of the Commissioner of Police.
Emmanuel Ukoh
