EX-CONVICT ARRAIGNED FOR VANDALISING LAGOS PARK FENCE
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By: Sefiu Ajape
An ex-convict, Philip Ojedayo, was once again arraigned before a Lagos court on Thursday after being arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad for allegedly vandalising an iron fence at a park in the Ketu area of the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement shared via the RRS’s official Facebook page on Thursday.
According to the statement, Ojedayo was apprehended around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday during a routine night patrol in the area.
The statement read, “Around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Lagos Rapid Response Squad team on night patrol of Ojota and Ketu arrested a suspected vandal, Philip Ojedayo, 27 years old.
“He was carrying an iron rod used to fence a park. Ojedayo is an ex-convict. He has been in and out of Kirikiri Correctional Centre three times.
“He was last released in February 2025. He would be arraigned in court today (Thursday).”
Similarly, on May 15, an ex-convict, Olayinka Oluwaseyi, was arrested by the Ketu Division of the state Police Command for attempted robbery on the Mile 2 Bridge.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the 28-year-old suspect was apprehended around 1:30 a.m. on May 13, 2025, while attempting to rob a motorist alongside an accomplice who is still at large.
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