The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 31-year-old Lukpata Micheal for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing property worth ₦2.6 million near the Igode area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement released on Tuesday.
According to Odutola, a break-in report was received on Monday, February 3, 2025, at about 9:25 a.m., from Orukpe Emmanuel, who was alerted that his house on Eriyo Fakale Road, Igode, had been vandalized.
“He rushed to the scene and found extensive damage, including a broken ceiling worth ₦200,000, a damaged window burglary system valued at ₦100,000, and stolen electrical cables, wires, sockets, aluminium casement, and window frames with glasses, totaling ₦1,850,000. In all, the estimated loss amounted to ₦2,650,000,” the statement read.
Following the report, police detectives arrested the suspect, and an investigation is ongoing.
Another Suspect Arrested for Mosque Theft
In a separate incident, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command also arrested a 35-year-old man, Idowu Kehinde, for allegedly stealing ceiling fans and aluminium windows from a mosque in the Adiyan area of Agbado.
Kehinde was accused of scaling the fence of the Mapara Moboluwaduro Central Mosque to gain access, before carting away eight ceiling fans and four aluminium windows, valued at ₦520,000. The police have assured residents that efforts are ongoing to curb criminal activities in the state, urging the public to report suspicious activities to law enforcement agencies.