Medbury Medical Services, owner of the ambulance illegally used to convey 10 cartons of stolen tramadol, yesterday said the driver hijacked the ambulance without permission.
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, had Wednesday announced the arrest of two suspects caught with 10 cartons of stolen tramadol conveyed in an ambulance at Apapa ports.
The company said in a statement yesterday that the whereabouts of the driver and ambulance were unknown before the news broke.
It said it had suspended the driver and launched investigation into how the vehicle was used for the illegal activity.
The company said as a law-abiding organization, it was cooperating fully with the customs on the incident; while commending the moves by the service to further investigate the matter.
It added: “While the terminal interfaces with Nigerian Customs and the issue of investigation is ongoing, we are on standby to offer assistance within our capacity and knowledge on the issue as well as receive any useful information from the terminal on its perspective on the issue.
“The ambulance is a life-saving vehicle and was unlawfully hijacked and used to perpetuate this crime against the purpose for which it was purchased and assigned by our organisation.”
