In Ogun state, the Police Command has arrested three members of a syndicate who specialize in hijacking trucks loaded with companies’ goods along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Road.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen.

The statement disclosed that the suspects were arrested following a distress call received at Odogbolu Divisional Headquarters on December 8, 2021 that a gang of armed robbers had blocked the expressway and hijacked a truck loaded with products of a particular company.

The police were able to arrest three of the seven-member criminal gang, while the four others escaped with their vehicles, after they were given a hot chase by men of the police.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, LANRE BANKOLE, ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.