By Dada Ahmed.
The Police Division in Itele Awori,Ogun State,South South Nigeria has arrested a 21-year-old man, Ibrahim Adamu, who disguised as a scavenger of condemned iron scraps, with some items believed to be stolen.
SP Omolola Odutola,Police Public Relations Officer,PPRO
Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, Abeokuta Eleweran,disclosed this in a statement in a statement made available to The Reporters on Sunday.
According to the PPRO, the suspect confessed that he and his colleague in the business specialized in breaking into the houses of unsuspecting members of the public, in their absence to steal their valuables.
She said that the other fleeing suspect, identified as Azonto, said to have hailed from Adamawa, and an orphan who works on condemned iron scraps (same as Adamu),escaped while the policemen gave him a hot chase but could not be found.
‘Our men have embarked on a manhunt to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
“When the policemen searched inside the sack of the suspect, some of the items recovered, are seven ceiling fans, blades and cable wires.
“When he was arrested and taken to the station, he played dumb and unable to provide satisfactory information on how he came about the items in his possession,” the police image maker said.
She said though no dangerous weapon or gun was found on the suspect,apart from the items found in his possession,a careful observation on the items showed that they were not condemned or disposed by the owner, but vandalized useful items.
“The suspect has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigations, at conclusion of investigation he will be charged to Court.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu Mustapha,is abreast of the surge in recent menace constituted by scavengers and scrap pickers and mandated the immediate arrest of anyone found vandalizing government property or property of the people in the guise of being a scavenger,” the PPRO added.
