By STANLEY NWANOSIKE

The Police Command in Enugu State has recovered a MAN Diesel truck that was stolen from where it was parked in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday in Enugu.

Ndukwe said that police operatives attached to Ozalla Division and the Distress Response Squad (DRS), at about 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 27 recovered the stolen MAN Diesel truck.

“The recovery, made at Ozalla in Nkanu West LGA along the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway, followed operatives’ swift response to distress information from the Command’s Control Room that the stolen vehicle was heading towards the expressway.

“On sighting the operatives, the hoodlums abandoned the truck and fled into the bush.

“However, the operatives are on the trail of the fleeing interstate criminal suspects, while the recovered vehicle has been secured for further investigations,” he said.

The spokesman said that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa, had commended the operatives for their swift and coordinated response, while reaffirming the command’s commitment to proactive policing.

Ndukwe said that the commissioner also urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report security-related information or criminal situations to the nearest police station.

“They can also report through the Command’s hotlines: 08032003702, 08086671202, and the State Command-and-Control Centre on 112, 09134666668, or 09134448093,” he said. (NAN)