The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects -Tunde Ramoni, 45, and Yinka Olufowobi, 33, in connection with vandalisation of petroleum products pipelines.
The suspects were arrested by policemen attached to the Redeem Camp Police Divisional headquarters last Thursday while on routine patrol along the Simawa road, Sagamu.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known in a release on Tuesday, stated that the suspects were sighted in a blue Toyota Camry car marked RC 862 AAA and loaded with petroleum product hidden in sacks.
Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) stated further that when the suspects sighted the Police, they attempted to escape but the officers chased and apprehended them.
he Police Spokesman added that when interrogated, the suspects confessed that they were coming from Oloparun Village via Ogijo where they got the product from vandalised pipeline.
They also claimed getting the product in collaboration with accomplices living in Ilara area of Ogijo.
However, the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama has directed that the suspects should be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigation.
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