Ondo state police command have recovered 26 generator sets from three suspected thieves who specialised in stealing generators from various homes in the capital of Ondo State, Akure.
The three men, Opeyemi Tosin, 26, ThankGod James, 22, and Sodiq Segun, 23, were arrested after stealing a generator at Adedibu Street, Okuta-Elerinla, Akure.
The prime suspect, Tosin, who confessed to the offence said he usually breaks into people’s homes to steal generators, while his accomplice find buyers for the stolen generators.
The dry cleaner turned generator thief said the generators are usually sold to unsuspecting member of the public with fake receipts printed by him and backdated to the sales of the generators.
Tosin stated;
I usually give the stolen generators to my friends who are generator repairers and they will sell off the generator while we share the money.
He said they usually sell the small generators between N7,000 and N15,000, while the bigger one sold between N15,000 and N30,000.
Speaking while parading the suspects, the state Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami, said that following “a report of stolen generators from one Akindele Olumide of Adedibu Street, Okuta-Elerinla, Akure. The Ondo State Police Command swung into action and recovered 25 other generating sets from one Opeyemi Tosin ‘m’ age 26 years of Okuta-Elerinla Estate, Akure.”
He said;
Police investigations revealed that Opeyemi Tosin is a serial burglar and has confessed to the offence.
He has also named two others as his accomplices. They are, ThankGod James, ‘m’ age 22 years and Sodiq Segun ‘m’ 23 years and the case is ready for prosecution.
Meanwhile, Salami disclosed that three suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising Akure and its environs have been apprehended by the men of the state police.
