Ex-convict arrested for alleged theft in Ogun
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, otherwise known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested 18-year-old Abdullahi Idowu, an ex-convict and Samson Ojo, aged 17, for theft of a generator’s engine parts at the Idiroko border area in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state.
The corps commander of the state government-established security outfit, Soji Ganzallo, said this in a statement through the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander, Moruf Yusuf, on Tuesday.
The statement read, “Abdullahi Idowu, 18, a resident of the Babaloke area, Idiroko, and Samson Ojo, 17, residing at Etikoto, Ikolaje area, Idiroko—were apprehended around 10:30 p.m. on November 17, 2024. Both locations fall under the Ipokia Local Government Area.
‘The suspects were caught during a joint routine patrol by the Special Squad and the Idiroko Divisional Team of the corps, led by Chief Superintendent Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq.-
“Upon their arrest, they were found with two bags containing stolen generator engine parts.”
Ganzallo revealed that a preliminary investigation uncovered that Idowu is an ex-convict who previously served a jail term in the Benin Republic.
During interrogation, the ex-convict was said to have confessed to stealing the generator engine parts from the Idiroko border area and admitted to stealing a large battery the previous Friday, which he sold to a scrap dealer.
The suspects were said to have been taken to the scene of the theft in Idiroko, where it was confirmed that the stolen generator parts belonged to a customs office. Additional parts of the generator were discovered in a nearby bush.
Ganzallo further stated that the suspects, along with the recovered items, have been transferred to the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area 1 Command, Idiroko, for further investigation.
