The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects – Tunde Ramoni, 45, and Yinka Olufowobi 33, for alleged vandalisation of petroleum products pipelines.
The suspects were arrested by policemen attached to the Redeemed Camp Police Divisional headquarters last Thursday during a routine patrol on Simawa Road in Sagamu.
Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, announced this on Tuesday in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital.
He said the suspects were sighted in a blue Toyota Camry car with registration number (Lagos) RC862AAA laden with petroleum product hidden in sacks.
Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said when the suspects sighted the police, they attempted to escape but the officers chased and apprehended them.
The 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 in Ilara area of Ogijo.
Police Commissioner Bashir Makama directed that the suspects be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigation.
