Police Arrest Four Telecom Vandals In Oyo, Recover N8m Solar Equipment

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspects for vandalising telecommunications infrastructure and stealing solar equipment valued at about N8 million.

Punch reported that police spokesperson DSP Ayanlade Olayinka disclosed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects were arrested on June 20 at the Irepo area along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway.

The suspects were identified as Jimoh Mufutau, 35, from Mowe-Ibafo in Ogun State; Saheed Akanbi, 34, from Onipanu in Lagos; Lateef Ibrahim, 37, from Igando in Lagos; and Lukman Jimoh, 38, from Isheri in Lagos.

Daily Post confirmed the arrest, reporting that the suspects stole four hybrid solar batteries from a telecom facility in Offa, Kwara State, and were intercepted while transporting them in an ash Toyota Sienna with registration number EPE 992 KH.

Police said the suspects confessed to the crime during interrogation. The Commissioner of Police in Oyo, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, commended the operatives and reiterated the command’s commitment to safeguarding critical national infrastructure.

Sources: Punch, Daily Post