The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended four persons for allegedly stealing a motorcycle worth N630,000 in the Imeruro area of Atan-Ijebu, Ijebu-North-East Local Government Area, and electrical installations, including cables and solar panels, in the Warewa area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
Bamidele Ogunbowale, a 30-year-old man, was arrested at about 3:30 pm on Sunday in the Atan-Ijebu for allegedly stealing the motorcycle, while Edet Esin, Comfort Esin, and Victor Edet were nabbed for breaking into a two-bedroom apartment in the Mokore to commit the crime on the same day.
The state command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed Ogunbowale’s arrest, stating that:
“Olakunle Olagoke of the Bena Farm area reported that on May 22, 2022, he bought one unregistered Bajaj motorcycle with chassis number MD2A18AX9MWJ37379 and engine number DUXWMJ31685 and gave it to Bamidele Ogunbowale in instalments at the rate of N630,000 to be paying N10,000 weekly.
“Ever since he collected the motorcycle, he took to his heel, all efforts to locate him proved abortive.
“On August 25, 2024, at 3:00 pm, he received information that Bamidele was sighted in the Imeruro area. The suspect was tracked and eventually arrested; he confessed to the alleged crime that he sold the motorcycle and ran away.”
Odutola also noted that the trio of Esin, Esin, and Edet allegedly broke into the two-bedroom flat owned by Olabosipo Olasehinde, stealing an HP laptop, a solar panel, conduit pipes, and all electrical wires used in wiring the house.
“The suspects were arrested after one Odegbile Idowu, of Mokore area, Ogun State, on Sunday, went to the station to report the crime.
“They had earlier been charged in court for allegedly vandalizing that same building.
“But they got released and conspired amongst themselves to steal the above-mentioned items, of yet to be estimated value.
“The suspects have confessed to their crime, and they will be charged to court after a thorough investigation.”
