Ondo Police Parade Suspected Phone Thieves

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The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday paraded four men who allegedly stole phones at the inauguration ceremony of the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, second term in office last week, held at the Dome in Akure. The men, according to the police, specialised in stealing phones at ceremonies. The paraded suspects are Ojo Femi, 30; Abiodun Adewale, 45; Kayode Olarewaju, 45, and Aiwole, 25. The suspects were reportedly nabbed by men of the Operation Scorpion Squad attached to the state government on the Ilesha-Akure road while returning to their base in Oyo, Osun and Kwara States. Seven phones stolen at the inauguration ceremony were recovered from them. Ojo, who admitted to stealing six phones at the Dome, said it was his friend that gave him the phones, adding that he lives in Oyo State. Adewale claimed that he picked the phone on the ground at the Dome before he was caught. He confessed that he used to go to parties to steal phones and usually sold them for N8,000 and above. The state police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

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