Crime
Two Suspects Arrested For Cable Theft
We have OPC members guarding our estate. They were trying to flee with the stolen cables but they were arrested by the OPC members.
The Odua People’s Congress OPC in Journalists Estate Phase 1, have apprehended two persons for alleged vandalism and theft of armoured cable supplying electricity to the Arepo area of the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the suspected thieves arrived at the estate around 6.30am and began vandalising and stealing electric cables.
One of the residents, Mr Oludare Mayowa said, “The matter is already at the Wawa Police Division. The suspects were arrested this (Saturday) morning by our security guards.
“We took them to the police station. We have OPC members guarding our estate. They were trying to flee with the stolen cables but they were arrested by the OPC members. They were three numbers. The other person who led them into the estate jumped on a motorcycle and ran away.
“They vandalised one of the transformers in our estate. Residents who are connected to that particular transformer have been thrown into the darkness since the incident. The Ikeja Electric people have come immediately to assess the situation. We will be waiting for them to tell us exactly what we are to do for electricity to be restored to the affected community.”
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said the two suspects had been charged to court and remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre.
“The case has been charged to court today (Monday) and the suspects have been remanded in Oba Correctional Centre,” Odutola said.