A 24-year-old man, Akeem Sulaiman, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, for allegedly vandalising government property.
The suspect, a resident of Aladorun Compound, Iwo, Osun State, allegedly vandalized AUD Primary School, Iwo.
NSCDC State Commandant Michael Adaralewa, PhD, in a statement by the command spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, noted that the suspect was apprehended by personnel in Iwo on Sunday, 7th September 2024, around 11:15 am while moving the stolen valuables to metal scrap buyers.
According to the statement, items received from the suspect include 13 pieces of new stainless washing hand basins, a Pumping machine monitoring box, communication cables, three stainless trays and four hand shovels.
The statement noted that discreet investigations revealed that the suspect was a former labourer employed by the building contractor during the school’s construction and had been stealing from various buildings under construction for six years, selling the items to metal scrap buyers.
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Commandant Adaralewa said Section 451 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Law of Osun State, Nigeria, makes it an offence to wilfully and unlawfully destroy or damage property.
The Commandant added that the suspect would face the full wrath of the law, to serve as a deterrent to others who destroy government property.
He also cautioned metal scrap buyers in the state to desist from buying stolen items, he warned that, those found culpable would be dealt with according to the law.
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