
POLICE ARREST 16-YEAR-OLD FOR STEALING CHURCH ROOFING SHEETS IN OGUN
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Ademola Bolu, for allegedly stealing aluminium roofing sheets worth N180,000 from the Christ Light Deliverance Ministry Church in Orile-Ilugun, Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that Bolu, along with two accomplices currently at large, was found with two sacks containing the stolen roofing sheets, which had been cut into pieces and packed for removal.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday.
She said, “We received a report at the station that one Ademola Bolu, male, aged 16, and two others now at large were caught with two sacks containing aluminium roofing sheets belonging to Christ Light Deliverance Ministry Church, valued at N180,000, which had been cut into pieces.
“Upon receiving the complaint, detectives from the station promptly rushed to the scene and arrested the suspect, while the other two accomplices escaped before the police arrived.”
Odutola stated that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation, and the stolen items were recovered. She added that an investigation is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplices.
The police reiterated their commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property across the state.
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