Siblings held in police custody over 5 bags of cement theft

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The Ogun State Police Command has detained two brothers, Philips and Charles Igbodo, for allegedly stealing five bags of cement in the Idiroko area of the state.

According to a statement released on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the brothers were initially apprehended by a member of the Amotekun Corps.

Philips, who works as a security officer at a nearby hospital in the community, allegedly stole the bags of cement from a construction site.

Odutola stated, A member of Amotekun reported the incident at the Idiroko Police Division on Thursday. The suspects were caught with five bags of cement.

‘One of them, Philips, who serves as a security guard at a hospital in the area, has confessed to the crime. The stolen cement is believed to have been taken from a construction site’.

She added that the suspects were in police custody as investigations continue.

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