Nigeria, June 29 -- The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of seven gang members suspected of hijacking a fuel truck, leading to the recovery of another stolen fuel tanker in the Ejigbo area of the state.

A tanker driver reported early Saturday to the Surulere Police Division that his vehicle, loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol, had been hijacked while in transit through the Alaka area of Surulere, Lagos.

Lagos State police commander spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of the police that crack detectives and special operatives swiftly launched an investigation, which led to the recovery of the tanker-found empty-in the Orile area.

"Police teams promptly swung into action,...