Police arrest three for hijacking 45,000 litre-petrol tanker in Oyo

Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol on the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.

A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso in Ibadan, the state capital, said the recovered product belongs to the NIPCO Petroleum Nigeria Limited.

He said, “On April 5, 2025, at…