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  "id": 4466337,
  "title": "Police arrest four suspected truck hijacking syndicate members in Oyo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/police-arrest-four-suspected-truck-hijacking-syndicate-members-in-oyo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T17:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-arrest-four-suspected-truck-hijacking-syndicate-members-in-oyo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Oyo State Police Command has arrested four members of a truck hijacking syndicate that was operating along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the syndicate had been terrorizing innocent citizens in both Oyo and Kwara states. The suspects were arrested following credible intelligence, and a stolen vehicle was recovered.\n\nThe police identified two of the suspects as Ojedokun Olakunle Isaac, the motor boy attached to the driver of the truck, and his accomplice, Ajuwon Ismail. The recovered truck had already had its back body/bucket removed and was being driven towards the Ogbomoso/Ilorin axis for onward delivery and sale to a criminal receiver, as per Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nThe police are working to apprehend other members of the syndicate who are still at large and to recover the detached back body of the truck, as stated by Daily Post Nigeria. The Punch reported that the Oyo State Police Command arrested four members of the truck hijacking syndicate and recovered a stolen vehicle.",
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        "title": "Police arrest four over alleged truck hijacking in Oyo",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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