Ekiti State Police Command officers apprehended two renowned burglars, Segun Olamide a.k.a Confidence and Olatunji Michael.
The accused burgled 16 residences and shops in Ado-Ekiti, according to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abutu Sunday, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
“On 01/10/2022, arrested one SEGUN OLAMIDE a.k.a CONFIDENCE for allegedly burgling into sixteen houses and shops belonging to sixteen different complainants within Ado-Ekiti and carting away numerous valuables,” the PPRO stated.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and mentioned one OLATUNJI MICHEAL who resides in Akure, Ondo State, but was later arrested, and three others who are currently at large as his accomplices,”
“The two suspects led the police operatives to where they hid some of the stolen items and the following items were recovered: fifteen varieties of electronic appliances, two hundred and twenty pairs of male and female shoes, two hundred and seventy five male and female clothes.
Assorted wines, groceries, and foodstuffs, a large quantity of women’s accessories and lingerie, various housing properties, and one bag containing three hammers, one wooden saw, and a chisel were also recovered.
According to spokesman, “efforts are being made to apprehend the fleeing suspects and retrieve other things, the two suspects who have been apprehended will be arraigned accordingly”.
