Ex-convict arrested for vandalising fence in Lagos

Philip Ojedayo, an ex-convict, has once again found himself in police custody after operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad, RRS, arrested him for allegedly vandalising iron materials used for fencing a park in the Ketu area of Lagos.

The development was announced in a statement shared on the official Facebook page of the RRS on Thursday.

According to the statement, Ojedayo was apprehended at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday during a routine night patrol by the RRS team covering the Ojota and Ketu axis.

The statement read, “Around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Lagos Rapid Response Squad team on night patrol of Ojota and Ketu arrested a suspected vandal, Philip Ojedayo, 27 years old.

“He was carrying an iron rod used to fence a park. Ojedayo is an ex-convict. He has been in and out of Kirikiri Correctional Centre three times.

“He was last released in February 2025. He would be arraigned in court today (Thursday).”

In another case involving an ex-convict, Olayinka Oluwaseyi, was arrested by the Ketu Division of the Lagos State Police Command for attempted robbery on the Mile 2 Bridge.

According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the 28-year-old suspect was caught in the early hours of May 13, 2025, around 1:30 a.m., while attempting to rob a motorist with the help of an accomplice who managed to escape.