Ex-convict nabbed for alleged theft in Ogun

Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested one Abdullahi Idowu, 18, an ex-convict and Samson Ojo, 17, for allegedly stealing a generator’s engine parts at the Idiroko border area in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state.

The corps commander of the state government-established security outfit, Soji Ganzallo, yesterday disclosed this in a statement through the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander, Moruf Yusuf.

The statement read: “Abdullahi Idowu, 18, a resident of the Babaloke area, Idiroko, and Samson Ojo, 17, residing at Etikoto, Ikolaje area, Idiroko—were apprehended around 10:30 p.m. on November 17, 2024. Both locations fall under the Ipokia Local Government Area.

‘The suspects were caught during a joint routine patrol by the Special Squad and the Idiroko Divisional Team of the corps, led by Chief Superintendent Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq.

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“Upon their arrest, they were found with two bags containing stolen generator engine parts.”

Ganzallo also revealed that a preliminary investigation uncovered that Idowu is an ex-convict who previously served a jail term in the Benin Republic.

In the course of interrogation, the ex-convict was said to have confessed to stealing the generator engine parts from the Idiroko border area and admitted to stealing a large battery the previous Friday, which he sold to a scrap dealer.

The suspects were said to have been taken to the scene of the theft in Idiroko, where it was confirmed that the stolen generator parts belonged to a customs office. Additional parts of the generator were discovered in a nearby bush.

Ganzallo, however, announced that the suspects, along with the recovered items, have been transferred to the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area 1 Command, Idiroko, for further investigation.

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