Men of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar, Damilola Oladele, for allegedly breaking into several shops in Osogbo, the state capital, and stealing.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ishaq Muhammed, said the suspect burgled shops at the Agunbelewo area and stole valuable items.
The CP said the suspect was caught by men of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) who informed the policemen on surveillance patrol around Osogbo metropolis.
Items recovered from the suspect included two black standing fans, two kegs of 25 litres of groundnut oil, cooking utensils, three power generating sets, one electric cooker, two gas cookers, one ring light, half bag of rice, one 12kg gas cylinder, one 6kg gas cylinder and one 3kg gas cylinder.
The police boss said, “The 24-year-old suspect was intercepted at Oke-Fia, roundabout Osogbo, with one big bag containing some food items, cooking utensils and other items suspected to be stolen.
“When he was questioned about the items, he could not give any satisfactory proof of ownership. Hence the suspect was brought to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad for discreet investigation.
“Having received the report, the detectives swung into action and in the course of investigations, it was discovered that the suspect had on different dates, burgled about 10 shops at Agunbelewo area of Osogbo and carted away items valued at N3 million.”
The CP said investigation revealed that the suspect, who is living in the area, solely carried out the crime in the shops and kept the items in his house.
Mohammed said the suspect confessed to the crime and would be charged to court.
