The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Emmanuel Kostad and Ayomide Damilare, for allegedly stealing items valued at ₦800,000 in the Sagamu area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspects were apprehended on 24 January 2025 after a man, Kolawole Oke, reported the theft of several items from his site, including a block-moulding machine, two metal tables, a rammer, and nine pressers, all worth ₦800,000.
Confirming the arrest on Sunday, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the first suspect confessed that the second suspect had sold the stolen items to him.
“At about 1:00 pm, one Kolawole Oke, male, came to the station and reported that his block-moulding machine, two metal tables, a rammer, and nine pressers valued at eight hundred thousand naira only were stolen from his site,” she said.
“Upon discreet investigation, the moulding machine, two metal tables, and one rammer were recovered from one Emmanuel Kostad, male, who confessed that he bought the items from one Ayomide Damilare, a 21-year-old male,” she added.
She further disclosed that the case would be charged to court on Monday following further investigations.
In a separate incident, residents of the Iyana-Iyasi community in the Ota area of the state apprehended an armed robber attempting to rob a woman. They handed him over to the authorities after recovering a locally made pistol and a Tecno phone from him.
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