He was said to have been handed over to policemen attached to the Warewa Police Station along the expressway.
Olayiwola said, “We were at Oke Afa in Magboro, along the expressway when we heard the alarm raised by the owner of a shop where the suspect was trying to steal a generating set. He tried to escape by jumping into an uncompleted building but we apprehended him.
“He later confessed to us that he had been caught stealing many times. We later took him to the Warewa Police Station where we handed him over to the policemen who told us that they would charge him to court later this week.” Another member of the OPC team, Semiu Oladapo, said, “When we asked him about those he operates with, he confessed to us that he has others in the vicinity that specialise in snatching bags, phones and other valuables along Magboro Bus Stop.
The suspect, in a video which was seen by our correspondent while confessing, mentioned the names of some of his gang members currently at large. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he has yet to be briefed on the development.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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