CITIZENS COMPASS —The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, yesterday, said ir has arrested two men for stealing a 7.5kva alternator diesel generating set in Agoro area of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government area of the State.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
He said his officials in Ado-Odo/Ota Zonal Command under AC Tajudeen Odunmbaku upon receiving information deployed its men to Agoro community to counter burglary activities in progress in the axis.
He noted that at about 0100hrs on 22nd. February, 2024, there was an emergency call from the said community needing a prompt response of the Corps and the officers swung into action immediately, and at 0126hrs, two suspects, Toyeeb Yekini and Ajie Victor were intercepted on motorbike.
The So-Safe boss said the apprehended suspects confessed to having come to the said area almost two hours before the current burglary took place and stole a 7.5kva alternator diesel generator put off by the suspects while in use.
He further said that the generator was recovered from where it was kept at Ilepa in Ifo Local Government Area.
The security official explained that the apprehended suspects confessed further that they decided to return to carry out the second criminal act to steal a petrol generator in the same generator room before they were stopped on the road by officers of the corps.
The apprehended suspects revealed that there was a man otherwise called Ndomie at Ijako who bought the stolen items.
He said that the suspects and the exhibits have been transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, Sango Divisional Police Headquarters for further investigation and likely prosecution.
