The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) has arrested seven suspects for stealing a generator and other items in the state.
The State Commander of the Corps, Dr. Soji Ganzallo, in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, disclosed that the arrest was made possible through the regular patrols of all commands within the agency as directed by the State Commander.
According to the statement, on August 11, 2025, at about 3:30 a.m., a team of officers attached to the Director of Liaison of Corps, Assistant Commander Adebesin, while on routine patrol along Ajibade Road, off Korogboji Junction, Agbara/Igbesa, observed suspicious movements near the perimeter fence of a company (name withheld).
In a swift response, the patrol team called for reinforcement to avoid casualties, as the number of assailants involved in the crime was not yet known.
Ganzallo explained that before the arrival of the backup team, the suspects had already carted away some properties of the company. However, they were trailed to a nearby location where, at about 5:00 a.m., the officers apprehended seven suspects.
The suspects were identified as Ibrahim Umar, Ibrahim Kalid, Aliu Abdullahi and Abdulbakar Mohammed, all from Kaduna State; Rasheed Ibrahim and Sabiana from Kano State; and Abdullahi Ibrahim from Gombe State.
A search of the location led to the recovery of some stolen items, including a grinding machine and generator stolen from the company, as well as two motorcycles suspected to be proceeds from previous crimes. One of the motorcycles had no number plate, while the other was marked PKA-147 VM. However, a 30-litre container of diesel and a standing scale, also carted away, had not been recovered as of the time of filing this report.
Ganzallo further stated that the suspects and the recovered items have been handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Agbara Divisional Headquarters, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
