Two steal turkey, rice, palm oil, other foodstuffs in Ogun

<p>Two men in Ogun State have been arrested for allegedly stealing a live turkey, half bag of rice, palm oil, noodles and other foodstuffs.</p>, <p>They were arrested Sunday by the joint effort of the Ogun State Police Command and the So-Safe Corps at Oke-Ejigbo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.</p>, <p>The Ogun State police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, identified the alleged thieves as Kolawole Shobowale and Moruf Soyoye, saying they had been terrorising and breaking into shops and houses at Oke-Ejigbo.</p>, <p>According to her statement, Kolawole and Moruf were arrested around 6:30 am yesterday with the help of intelligence received from Commander Lawal Mudashiru of the So-Safe Corps.</p>, <p>It was said that that the So-Safe Corps officer had sighted a three-member gang and trailed them to their houses, stating that one of the suspects with blood-stained leg was carrying a live turkey.</p>, <p>The So-Safe Corps operative was said to have cordoned off the houses of the suspects, leading to the arrest of two of them, as one escaped.</p>, <p>Odutola stated that “those arrested have confessed to the crime.”</p>, <p>She listed the Items recovered from their houses to include one live turkey, kegs of palm oil, kegs of vegetable oil, a half bag of rice, Indomie noodles, macaroni, detergents, toothpastes, phones, GOtv decoder, sacks of clothes, insecticide, soaps among other foodstuffs and home use commodities.</p>, <p>It was gathered that residents of Oke-Ejigbo had stormed the Oke-Itoku Pilice Division to check if any of the items belong to them.</p>, <p>Odutola added that the matter would be transfered to the State CIID for further investigation and likely prosecution.</p>