Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old man, Idowu Kehinde, for allegedly stealing ceiling fans and aluminum windows from a mosque in the Adiyan area of Agbado, Ogun State.
Reports indicate that Kehinde scaled the fence of Mapara Moboluwaduro Central Mosque to gain entry, from where he stole eight ceiling fans and four aluminum windows, valued at N520,000.
Ogun State Police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, revealing that the suspect had confessed to selling the stolen items to one Awal Yusuf.
“On January 27, 2025, at about 9:00 am, we received a report that one Idowu Kehinde, 35, jumped the fence of Mapara Moboluwaduro Central Mosque in the Agoro area of Adiyan, Agbado, and stole eight ceiling fans and four aluminium windows valued at N520,000,” Odutola stated.
She added that a bag containing some of the stolen aluminium window frames had been recovered, and the suspect would be arraigned at the Ojodu Abiodun Magistrate Court.
“The suspect was arrested and brought in for interrogation, where he confessed to selling the stolen items to one Awal Yusuf, 31. A bag containing aluminium frame windows has been recovered, and the suspect will be charged to court as soon as possible,” she said.
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