Two suspects, Emmanuel Kostad and Ayomide Damilare, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing from a construction site in the Sagamu area of the state.
The suspects were apprehended on January 24, 2025, after a man, Kolawole Oke, reported the theft of several items from his site, including a block-moulding machine, two metal tables, a rammer, and nine pressers, all worth ₦800,000.
Confirming the arrest on Sunday, Jan. 26, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the first suspect confessed that the second suspect had sold the stolen items to him.
“At about 1:00 pm, one Kolawole Oke, male, came to the station and reported that his block-moulding machine, two metal tables, a rammer, and nine pressers valued at eight hundred thousand naira only were stolen from his site,” she said.
“Upon discreet investigation, the moulding machine, two metal tables, and one rammer were recovered from one Emmanuel Kostad, male, who confessed that he bought the items from one Ayomide Damilare, a 21-year-old male,” she added.
She further disclosed that the case would be charged to court on Monday, Jan. 27, following further investigations.
