Two arrested for stealing Sallah Ram
Two persons are presenting in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly stealing Sallah ram.
In a press statement made available by the Police public relations officer, Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects, Adetunji Alagbe and Opeyemi Ogunlokun were arresting for stealing a ram belonging to Sodiq Abolore in Ogijo, Ikorodu, Ogun State.
The statement read, “Men of Ogun state police command on the 5th of July 2022, arrested the duo of Adetunji Alagbe and Opeyemi Ogunlokun for stealing a Salah ram belonging to one Sodiq Abolore. The suspects were arrested following a report lodged at Ogijo divisional headquarters by Sodiq Abolore, who reported that while he was sleeping in his house at about 3 am, he heard an unusual noise in his compound which made him to peep through the window, only to discover that the iron gate he used to block the entrance where he kept his Salah ram has been pulled down. This made him to come out and discovered that his Salah ram which he bought at the rate of N120,000 is no longer there.”
Oyeyemi stated that Abolore narrated that the suspects were forcing his Salah ram inside the booth of a waiting car before he raised an alarm.
“Abolore stated further that when he searched around, he saw three men forcing his ram into a waiting Mazda car booth, which made him to raise the alarm, and distress call was made to the police. The three men were chased, and two amongst them were apprehended, while the other one escaped. The ram was recovered, and the two suspects were taken to custody.
Oyeyemi, however, stated that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered an indepth investigation of the case, with the view of charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.
