POLICE ARREST THREE TELECOM MAST VANDALS, RECOVER N1.8MILLION STOLEN EQUIPMENT

The Command spokesman gave identities of the suspects as include   Adeola Oyesanya, Bashiru Mohammed and Musa Mohammed who he said were arrested following a report by a security guard attached to an MTN mast in Papa Ibafo area.

Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi  said the guard told police that a group of thieves have invaded the site, vandalised and carted away 12 batteries valued at about N1.8million, adding that on  receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ibafo  SP  Abiodun Ayinde quickly mobilized his anti-robbery men and moved to the scene.

‘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’.

Penpushing also reports that, the police spokesman  explained that the arrest of the suspect led to the arrest of the other two suspects who are the receivers of stolen goods, stating that on  interrogation,  they all confessed to the commission of the crime and that they have been on the business for quite some time now.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police  Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution

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