The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a fleeing trailer driver and four other suspects for allegedly stealing and dismantling a trailer, uncovering what it described as a suspected criminal syndicate involved in dismantling stolen trailers and selling their parts.
The command said parts of the stolen trailer, including the trailer head, had been recovered, while efforts were ongoing to apprehend other members of the suspected syndicate and recover the remaining components.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta.
According to the statement, the suspects are Temitope Omotayo Odulaja, 47, the trailer driver; Segun Suleiman, 27; Haruna Olaogun, 49; Jimoh Wasiu, 42; and Quazzim Suleiman, 49.
Babaseyi said the arrests followed a complaint lodged at the Ifo Divisional Headquarters by the trailer owner, who reported that his driver absconded with the vehicle on June 6, 2026.
He said, “The
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