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Two Arrested for Stealing Items Worth N800,000 in Ogun

The Ogun State command had arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing items worth N800,000 in the Sagamu area of Ogun state.
The two suspects, Emmanuel Kostad and Ayomide Damilare were appended 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 a nine pressers, all worth N800,000.
Confirming the arrest on Sunday, the Spokesman for the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the first suspect confessed that the stolen items had been sold to him by the second suspect.
“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.
Odutola disclosed that the case will be charged to court on Monday for further investigation.
Similarly, another incident occurred in the Ota area of the state when a resident of the Iyana-Iyasi community 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.
“At about 6:30 am, one Tunde Adebanjo was apprehended by members of the community while he was robbing one Mrs Babalola Rachel,” Odutola stated.
“Upon arrest, the suspect was found with a locally made cut-to-size pistol and a Tecno phone. Investigations confirmed that the recovered Tecno phone belonged to the victim,”
Odutola revealed that the suspect confessed and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further action.
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