Four Construction Workers In Police Net For Allegedly Stealing  Iron Rods

By Babatunde Solanke

Four construction workers have been arrested by Osun Police Command for allegedly stealing iron rods at a site in Ilesa in the state.

The suspects were arrested last Thursday for stealing iron rods from the ongoing prison project site in Ilesa, Osun State.

The spokesperson of the police command, Yemisi Opalola, stated that “the case of theft of construction items at a construction site in Ilesa has been reported to the police command. As I am talking to you, the suspects are in police custody.”

A security source, who declined to reveal his name, disclosed that the suspects had successfully removed the iron rods from the site.

However, the vehicle used to transport the stolen items was intercepted by members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) on patrol along Owode, Ede.

“The suspects arrested by the hunters included the vehicle’s driver, the construction engineer, and two artisans working on the project site,” he said.

One of the suspects, identified as Kehinde, admitted to committing the crime, citing difficult economic circumstances as their motivation for stealing the items.

The Osun NHFSS Commander, Ahmed Nureni, who confirmed the incident, noted that the suspects were arrested Thursday night at Owode, Ede, along the Gbongan/Osogbo road.

According to Nureni,  the suspects were working on an ongoing government-sponsored project in Ilesa, which they claimed was a prison construction.

They had ordered the stolen items just a few weeks before their arrest.