Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested six men for allegedly vandalising railway facilities at the Oteyi area of Ibogun in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Oyeyemi Abimbola, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to him, the suspects, Taiwo Ismaila, Egbekunle Abiodun, Abdullah Sanni, Nuru Ibrahim, Wasiu Aweda and Babatunde Sikiru were arrested following intelligence report by the the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Ibogun Division that vandals were removing some rods along the rail line.
The DPO was said to have led his men to the scene where the six suspects were arrested.
Recovered from them are: 27 rail iron rods, two burning touch with hose, six long cylinders, three short cylinders and one intercolder Volvo Truck with registration number SMK 61 XY.
The Commissioner of Police CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
For sometime now, criminal elements have continued to vandalise railway lines, removing the tracks.
