Three men, Kabiru Olusola, 27, Taye Daniel, 43 and Afeez Balogun, 47, have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly vandalising and stealing equipment at MTN base station at Kuta area along Agbara Expressway.
The three suspects were allegedly perpetrating the act about 6.00 a.m. on Jan. 18, when someone put a call through to the Police Divisional Headquarters at Atan-Ota, Ogun State.
The state Police Command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement that the call was from one Shuaib Muhammed, Chief Security Officer, in charge of the company’s base station, who reported that about six hoodlums had invaded the site.
“Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Atan-Ota Division, quickly dispatched his patrol team to the scene where the three suspects were apprehended while others escaped.
“Recovered from the suspects are seven backup batteries valued at N3 million, rectifier module and their operational vehicle with registration number AAA 779 XL,” he said.
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Lanre Bankole, had ordered a comprehensive investigation into the case with a view to charging the suspects to court.
