Police arrest two scrap buyers for alleged vandalism, theft in Ogun

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Police arrest two scrap buyers for alleged vandalism, theft in Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing rental equipment from a warehouse in Akingbala, Eleweeran area of the state.

Confirming the incident on Sunday, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a complaint by Abosede Akinwale, the owner of the warehouse.

She stated that Akinwale had reported that her rental equipment and canopy iron stands had been vandalised and stolen by unidentified individuals.

Odutola said: “On Saturday, at about 3 pm, one Abosede Akinwale reported to the Aregbe Divisional Police Officer that she is the CEO of Ola’s Rental Services.

“She explained that on visiting her warehouse to collect materials for an upcoming event, she found it had been broken into, and her canopy iron stands had been vandalised and stolen by unidentified individuals.”

According to her, Akinwale also reported that a break-in had occurred at the same warehouse in July 2024, and the stolen items were traced to Mechanic Village Camp in Abeokuta, where items marked with her business name were seen at a scrap site.

On receiving the report, detectives were dispatched to the scene, leading to the arrest of the scrap buyers and the truck attendant who was loading the iron into an unregistered blue DAF truck.

” Upon the information, the DPO dispatched detectives to the scene, leading to the arrest of two scrap buyers, Nasiru Abdullahi, 31, and Abulsalam Abubakar, 27. A truck attendant, Jamiu Alamu, 27, was also arrested while loading the iron into a blue DAF truck, whose registration number was not displayed. The truck driver fled the scene with the ignition key before the detectives arrived.

“The DPO coordinated with the chairman of the Mechanic Village, who secured the area by locking the gate and assigning security guards to monitor the truck,” she stated.

The police spokesperson added that the recovered exhibits were taken to the police station, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices.