NSCDC arrests alleged neighborhood thief for stealing generator set in Ilorin

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested an alleged member of a neighbourhood robbery gang for stealing a generator set at Oke Foma Phase 2 in Ilorin.

The suspect, Abdulwasiu Sulaiman (21) was accosted by the Vigilante members of Oke Foma Phase 3 Estate in Ilorin while trying to escape with a generating set he had stolen from one of the houses in the estate.

According to a statement by the spokesman of the defence corps, Babawale Afolabi, in Ilorin, said the generator valued at N150,000, belonging to one Moshood Otubu, who resides at Oke Foma Phase 2, adding that Abdulwasiu allegedly scaled the fence of Otubu’s premises to steal a generator.

Afolabi said the suspect has confessed to being a member of a gang that specialises in breaking into people’s houses to steal their valuable items in recent times.

He said ongoing efforts to arrest the situation, in collaboration with vigilante groups, are yielding positive results.