The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of a Sinotruk truck reportedly snatched at gunpoint in Delta State.
The vehicle was recovered by operatives attached to the Awgu Division in the early hours of January 31, 2026, along Ndeagbor Road, Awgu community.
A statement issued on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the recovery followed a swift response to an intelligence report indicating that the truck had been stolen from its driver at Ugwuashi-Uku, Delta State, on January 29, 2026.
Ndukwe stated that the suspected criminals abandoned the vehicle and escaped upon sighting the police team.
The statement read, “In the early hours of 31st January 2026, operatives recovered a Sinotruk truck along Ndeagbor Road, Awgu community, in Awgu Local Government Area.
Also Read:
- Actor Lateef Adedimeji, wife welcome triplet sons + Video
- NDLEA dismantles drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances
- Tunji Braithwaite: Foundation unveils Akintunde’s book
- Stop borrowing or Nigeria will sink – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu
- Taribo West’s poison is Paul Onuachu’s meat, by Tunde Odesola
“The recovery followed the operatives’ swift response to an intelligence report that the truck had been snatched at gunpoint from its driver at Ugwuashi-Uku, Delta State, on 29th January 2026.
“On sighting the operatives, the criminal elements abandoned the truck and fled into a nearby forest.
“A manhunt for the suspects is ongoing, while the owner of the vehicle has been identified and investigations have commenced.”
The distance between Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State and Awgu in Enugu State is roughly 150–180 kilometres, connected primarily by the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway.
