Two In Police Net For Allegedly Stealing Turkey, Rice, Palm Oil, GO TV Decoder, Other Foodstuffs

By Akeem Oduyoye

Two men identified as Kolawole Shobowale and Moruf Soyoye are currently cooling –off in one of the cells of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing a live turkey, half bag of rice, palm oil, noodles and other foodstuffs.

The duo were arrested Sunday, 20 August, 2023 by the joint effort of the Ogun State Police Command and the So-Safe Corps at Oke-Ejigbo area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

The state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, identified the allege that the two suspects had been terrorising and breaking into shops and houses at Oke-Ejigbo.

According to Odutola, the suspects were arrested around 6:30 am on Sunday with the help of intelligence received from Commander Lawal Mudashiru of the So-Safe Corps

The police-image maker said that that the So-Safe Corps officer had sighted a three-member gang and trailed them to their houses, stating that one of the suspects with blood-stained leg was carrying a live turkey.

The So-Safe Corps operative was said to have cordoned off the houses of the suspects, leading to the arrest of two of them, as one escaped.

Odutola stated that the suspects have confessed to the crime. just as she listed the Items recovered from their houses to include one live turkey, kegs of palm oil, kegs of vegetable oil, a half bag of rice, Indomie noodles, macaroni, detergents, toothpastes, phones, GOtv decoder, sacks of clothes, insecticide, soaps among other foodstuffs and home use commodities.

It was gathered that residents of Oke-Ejigbo had stormed the Oke-Itoku Pilice Division to check if any of the items belong to them.

Odutola added that the matter would be transferred to the State CIID for further investigation and likely prosecution.