Etim Ekpimah
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, known as So-Safe Corps, have arrested four men suspected of stealing valuable items from a residential apartment in Ogun.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo, through the Office of the Corps’ Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
The statement reported that at approximately 12:08 hours on 22 March 2024, officers of the corps from the Igere-Ihunsa Divisional Command under Assistant Commander Adebesin Lukmon, the Agbara Area Commander in Ado Ota Local Government Area, while on routine patrol, received a distress call requesting their assistance.
The commander noted that upon receiving the alert, the officers swiftly responded and apprehended four suspected members of a robbery syndicate.
The suspects – residents of Lusada Town, are identified as Mubarak Sheu, Usman Umar, Naura Abubakar, and Aba Rabiu.
“The suspects were caught at Block F, Plot 13, Future Expansion, OPIC Estate, Agbara while vandalising conduit wires, cables, and sockets.
“This incident marked not their first attack on the said address. The following exhibits were recovered from them: conduit wires, cables, and sockets worth over N5 million,” Ganzallo said.
He stated that the suspects and the recovered exhibits had been transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, Agbara Divisional Police Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution.