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 cutting a high-tension power line pole at Eko-Ende Junction, Ikirun, at about 6am.
Four of the arrested suspects are staff members of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, according to Punch Nigeria and Daily Post Nigeria. The police identified the suspects as Onabamiji Emmanuel, aged 55; Bolaji Odusanya, aged 51; Alimi Akeem, aged 36; Balogun Kehinde, aged 52; Oyewo Hammed, aged 31; and Oladosu Hammed, aged 22. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Emmanuel, Odusanya and Akeem are among the IBEDC staff members.
The arrests were made following credible intelligence received by police operatives, who acted swiftly to visit the scene. The police said the activities had contributed to prolonged darkness in the town and surrounding communities.
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