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Lagos Police Arrest One For Alleged Cable Theft

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Lagos Police Arrest One For Alleged Cable Theft

The suspect and three others who subsequently fled upon sighting the police patrol vehicle

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos State have arrested a suspected cable thief in possession of a 20-metre-long cable belonging to the Lagos State Electricity Board.

The suspect, Benjamin Iggba ‘m’ aged 20, was apprehended by RRS officers patrolling the Old Toll Gate, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

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It was gathered that the suspect and three others who subsequently fled upon sighting the police patrol vehicle were attempting to load the cable into a Volkswagen Golf.

Two diggers, one shovel and armoured cables were recovered from him during his arrest.

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Meanwhile,the Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi have charged his men to intensify efforts to arrest the three fleeing suspects.

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