National Telescope national telescope newspaper
Olatunde Oluwasola
The Oyo state Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 29-yrs-old, Togolese national, Aliu Musa for stealing lights cables in the State.
The suspect was arrested alongside his accomplices, 26-yrs-old, Godwin Lakur from Anambra State and 25-yrs-old Taraba State Indigine, Joseph Michael.
State Public Relations Officer, Oyindamola Okuneye, presented the suspects to the media on behalf of the State Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, at the Command headquarters in Ibadan. The arrests occurred on July 28, around 0200hrs in the Nihort Ile-Titun area of Ibadan.
According to the Commandant, the suspects admitted to carrying out similar operations in July, during which they dismantled and sold the cables in the same area for N40,000.
In a separate incident, the command also exhibited Opeyemi Aanuoluwa, aged 24, for allegedly stealing a tricycle in the Ita-Akinloye area of Oje
in Ibadan.
Adaralewa stated, “On August 15, 2023, around 0600hrs at Akinloye area, Oje in Ibadan, a suspect, Anuoluwa stole a tricycle, destroyed some parts of it before he could drive it away. Due to the tracker positioned on the tricycle, it was later tracked down by an officer of Oyo who was at Iseyin on the same day.”
During individual interviews, the suspects admitted to the crimes they were accused of.
Anuoluwa said, “It was the work of the devil that led me into stealing the tricycle, and I can say I did it because I don’t really have a job at hand to do. So, when I saw the tricycle, I decided to steal it so I can use it to hustle. I’m so sorry for my actions.”
