Police arrest 3 telecom mast vandals in Ogun
Three members of a syndicate that specialises in vandalising telecommunications mast worth millions of naira at Ibafo area of Ogun state have been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command.
The suspects, Adeola Oyesanya, Bashiru Mohammed and Musa Mohammed, were arrested on November 30, following a report by a security guard attached to an MTN mast in Papa Ibafo area.
The report has it that a group of thieves had invaded the site, vandalising and carting away 12 batteries valued at N1.8 million.
According to the state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ibafo Police Division had on receiving the report mobilized its anti-robbery squad to the scene of crime.
“On sighting the policemen, the suspects abandoned their loot and escaped to the nearby bush. The entire area was subsequently, cordoned off by the policemen and the bush was properly combed as a result of which the first suspect, Adeola Oyesanya was arrested.
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“His arrest led to the arrest of the other two suspects who are the receivers of stolen goods. On interrogation, they all confessed to the commission of the crime and that they have been in the business for quite some time now,” the police spokesperson said.
Oyeyemi noted that the state Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation and prosecution.
