Police nab four IBEDC staff, others for electricity installations theft in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested six suspects allegedly caught vandalising electricity installations in Ikirun, Osun State. Four of those arrested were said to be staff members of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. Giving further details about the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, in Read More:…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspects for allegedly vandalising electricity installations in Ikirun, Osun State. According to the police, the suspects were caught at about 6am at Eko-Ende Junction, Ikirun, while cutting a high-tension power line pole with a cutting machine.
Four of the suspects, Onabamiji Emmanuel, 55, Bolaji Odusanya, 51, Alimi Akeem, 36, and Balogun Kehinde, 52, are said to be staff members of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. The others are Oyewo Hammed, 31, and Oladosu Hammed, 22.
The arrests were made following credible intelligence received by police operatives, who acted swiftly to visit the scene and find the suspects allegedly cutting the electrical infrastructure. The police said the activities had contributed to prolonged darkness in the town and surrounding communities.
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