Two men were allegedly caught on Monday by men of the Oodua People’s Congress after they stole a vulcanizing machine from a store at Mile 12 in the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to The Chief Security Officer of the Gani Adams-led faction of the OPC, Rotimi Obayemi, he disclosed that the suspects confessed to stealing the items which were found with them.
According to The PUNCH, he identified the suspects as Sanni Aminu, 30, and Ibrahim Salisu, 29.
Obayemi said, “I was called by the OPC chairman who told me that they had caught two thieves. On arrival, I interrogated the suspects in Hausa because they did not understand English. They both confessed that they broke into a store at Underbridge, Mile 12, and stole the machine.”
Aminu, who claimed to be a wheelbarrow pusher at the Mile 12 Market, stated, “Last night, I accompanied my brother. I was unaware that he planned to steal the machine.”
The OPC Chairman for Lagos State, Okanlomo Adeniyi stated that the police had been alerted to the incident and that the suspects and the stolen equipment would be turned over to them.
Okanlomo said, “We have reported the case to the Ikeja division of the police command; they are on their way. We will hand over the suspects and the stolen machine to them when they get here.”
He noted that the case would be monitored to ensure that the machine was returned to its owner.
As of the time of filing this report, attempts to speak to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, were unsuccessful.
