Ogun State police
command have arrested three alleged members of a syndicate said to specialize
in vandalizing telecommunications masts in the Ibafo area of the state.
The suspects Adeola
Oyesanya, Bashiru Mohammed and Musa Mohammed were arrested following a tip-off
by a security guard attached to an MTN mast in Papa Ibafo.
The guard told the
police that thieves stormed the site, vandalized the mast and carted away 12
batteries valued at N1.8 million.
Police spokesman
Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the Divisional Police Officer, Ibafo Division,
Abiodun Ayinde, acting upon the information, mobilized anti-robbery men to the
scene.
Abimbola, a Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP), said that when the suspects sighted the
policemen, they abandoned the items looted and ran into the bushes.
DSP Oyeyemi said the
police cordoned off the area and combed the bushes which led to the arrest of
Adeola Oyesanya.
Oyesanya’s arrest
reportedly led to the apprehension of two others, who were alleged to be
receivers of stolen goods.
According to Abimbola,
the three in their confessions during interrogation, admitted committing the
alleged crime, saying they had been in the business for quite some time.
The suspects would be
transfered to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department on
the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, for further
investigation and prosecution.