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The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 24-year-old man, Olalekan Kehinde, for allegedly vandalizing a railway track in the Dagbolu area.
Kehinde, a resident of Abidogun area, Ota-Efun, Osogbo, Osun State, was arrested on Monday, 18th November 2024, alongside his accomplice, Abbey, who is currently at large.
According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo who disclosed this on Saturday, Kehinde confessed that Abbey taught him how to remove the Pandrol clips, which they then sold to metal scrap buyers in the state.
“In his confessional statement, the suspect made it known that his friend Abbey taught him how to remove the Pandrol clips, thereafter they sold them to metal scrap buyers in the state,” a statement by the command spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke noted
Commandant Sotiyo condemned the increasing rate of national assets vandalism in the country and warned metal scrap buyers to desist from buying vandalized materials.
The NSCDC has vowed to embark on routine operations around metal scrap stores in the state to curb vandalism.
Commandant Sotiyo commended the public for their security consciousness, which led to Kehinde’s arrest, and solicited more intelligence to make the state safe for all.
