By Adebola Ajayi
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, So-Safe Corps, has arrested two suspects for breaking into five different shops to steal clothing and other items in the Idiroko area of the state.
The suspects, Daniel Enitan, 24, and Adetona Sodeeq, 23, were apprehended by officers during a routine patrol in the Aferiku area of the community.
According to a statement by the Commander of the Corps, Soji Ganzallo, through the Public Relations Officer, Moruf Yusuf, the suspects, upon sighting the patrol team, attempted to flee but were apprehended.
The statement explained that the suspects confessed to breaking into five different shops before the one beside Ikolaje Primary School, along Border Road, Idiroko, where they were sighted, noting that during interrogation, it was discovered that their bags were filled with clothes, shoes, and various other items.
“The items recovered included one power bank, one hammer, one singlet, two large school bags, two crossbody bags, one “3-in-1” boxer pack, six pairs of boxers, six polo shirts, four pairs of jeans trousers, three pairs of crocs, and eight pairs of palm sandals”.
It said that the suspects and the recovered exhibits had been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Idiroko Divisional Headquarters, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The statement reiterated that the So-Safe Corps would not relent in its commitment to community policing and its determination to rid every corner of Ogun State of criminal elements, regardless of their tactics.
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