TWO young friends, Seun Agagu and
Gbenga Adedipe, have been arrested by officials of Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command, for allegedly stealing a goat to
celebrate birthday.
Officials of the command in Akure
said the suspects had confessed to the crime.
The suspected goat thieves, who
reside at 49, Ijoka Road Dafog, Akure and 12 Arakale Street Akure, were
arrested at 2, Ijigba Street, Oda Road, Akure at 3a.m. by officials of the
command.
It was learned that one of the
suspects, who confessed to the crime, said they wanted to celebrate the
birthday of one of them, and that was why they stole the goat.
Vanguard gathered that the suspects had laid an ambush for the goat a
night.
It was also learned that the owner
of the goat raised an alarm when she did not see it that night.
A search was conducted and the goat
was discovered where the suspects kept it, preparatory for slaughter the next
day.
State Commandant of the agency,
Andrew Igwe Ugwumba, said the suspects would be charged to court for
prosecution after thorough investigation.
Suspected fraudsters nabbed
Ugwumba said other suspects arrested
for other crimes include Segun Olorunwemimo and Ogunlisa Ayo Igekele.
He said they were picked up in
connection with offences ranging from collection of money from innocent people
under false pretence (419) to illegal dealing in adulterated petroleum
products.
Segun Olorunwemimo was
arrested for collecting N2,050,000 from one Mr. Adeloye Jayeola at Owo in Ondo
State under the pretext of helping him to buy a Mercedez Benz 911 tipper from
Cotonou.
He reportedly collected the money
through his cousin’s account.The suspect has confessed to the crime and pleaded
for mercy.
Ogunlisa Ayo Igbekele was arrested
at Aye in Okitipupa local government for bunkering.
He was apprehended in a Toyota car
with number plate DZ 72 KTU Lagos, containing 32 kegs, each filled with of 30
litre of suspected adulterated diesel amounting to 960 litres.
The Commandant assured the people of
the state that the corps would work in synergy with other security agencies to
bring crime and criminality to the barest minimum in the state.
TWO
young friends, Seun Agagu and Gbenga Adedipe, have been arrested by
officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State
Command, for allegedly stealing a goat to celebrate birthday.
Officials of the command in Akure said the suspects had confessed to the crime.
The suspected goat thieves, who reside at 49, Ijoka Road Dafog, Akure and 12 Arakale Street Akure, were arrested at 2, Ijigba Street, Oda Road, Akure at 3a.m. by officials of the command.
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Officials of the command in Akure said the suspects had confessed to the crime.
The suspected goat thieves, who reside at 49, Ijoka Road Dafog, Akure and 12 Arakale Street Akure, were arrested at 2, Ijigba Street, Oda Road, Akure at 3a.m. by officials of the command.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/birthday-meat-two-arrested-goat-theft/#sthash.giwk19ZR.dpuf
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