Ondo State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing mobile phones at the venue of the second term inauguration ceremony of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
The suspects were alleged to have stolen the mobile phones at the International Culture and Events Centre, Akure, during the inauguration ceremony.
Parading the suspects at the state police command headquarters in Akure, yesterday, Ondo state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr. Tee Leo-Ikoro, said the suspects were from the neighbouring states of Osun, Oyo, and Kwara.
Leo-Ikoro said the suspects left their various states for Akure to snatch telephones from dignitaries at the well-attended ceremony.
He added that the suspects were handed to them by the office of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties.
The PPRO said: “During the inauguration ceremony of the Governor of Ondo State for the second term in office held at the Dome, Akure, distress calls were received from people that some groups of people who specialised in snatching phones and other valuables came from different states to attend the ceremony.
“They succeeded in snatching phones from people who attend the ceremony. And on receipt of the complaints, detectives from special Operation Squad, Akure, swung into action and four persons were apprehended.
“They were arrested along Ilesha/Akure Express Road and seven handsets were recovered from them.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the crime and claimed that they came to Akure from Oyo, Osun and Kwara States for the purpose of stealing phones and other valuables,”
he added.
He noted that the suspects would be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation.
