The Operatives of Rapid Response
Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a 35 year
old man, Abiola Hamzat and his accomplice, Adebayo Kazeem, 32, for stealing 20
bags of cement from a brick making company based in Agbado area of the state.
The suspect was arrested by the
Policemen after he had successfully stolen the items from their working place.
The arrested suspect, a father of
three, stole the 20 bags of cement from the company a day after he was promoted
to the post of a supervisor with a financial reward of N215, 000:00 per month.
It was learnt that the suspect who
is a university graduate, was lured into the crime out of greed and lack of
contentment.
According to sources within the
company, Hamzat, a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
(LAUTECH), started work at the factory as a Contract Security from where he
rose to become an operator.
"However, he was formally
promoted three days ago to the post of a Supervisor, when the company’s
management discovered that he was a university graduate", the source
added.
He was arrested on last Thursday
along with an accomplice after moving 20 bags of cement out of the factory in
Agbado area.
Upon his arrival at the RRS'
Headquarters, the suspect who owned up to the crime, said that he
masterminded the crime.
In his confessional statement, the
suspect said, "I masterminded the crime but I only co-opted Adebayo into
the plan.
Initially, Adebayo discouraged me
that it was not possible to steal cement at the company. After so much
pressure, he told me to carry the gateman along in order to be successful which
I eventually yielded to".
He explained further, “I had an
accommodation problem with my family. I was desperately looking for funds to
house them. That was what pushed me into it”.
According to sources within the
company, Hamzat’s new salary as a Supervisor triples his wage as an operator.
While confirming the arrest, the
Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Superintendent of Police, Dolapo
Badmus, advised companies operating in the state to be vigilant at all time.
The suspects have been transferred
to the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Yaba for prosecution.
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