The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested two suspects linked to the vandalism of telecommunications sites and equipment at Eripa and Otan Ayegbaju. The State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, said the case was reported to the command on Tuesday, December 9, and that the report triggered an immediate response that led to two arrests. On December 1, 2025, engineers from IHS Telecommunications Company, who were on site to assess the locations, discovered that the sites backup batteries had been stolen, Sotiyo said. He identified the suspects as Arisekola, a 35 year old commercial driver, and Alhaji Adedokun, a 50 year old scrap dealer, adding that both men admitted their roles in the alleged theft, while two other suspects remain at large. The suspects, Arisekola, a 35 year old commercial driver, and Alhaji Adedokun, a 50 year old scrap dealer, confessed to the crime, while two other individuals are currently at large, he said. Sotiyo said Arisekola, who lives in Iree, told investigators he was contacted to transport the vandalised items to Ikirun, where Adedokun operates as a scrap dealer. In his confessional statement, Arisekola, who is a resident of Iree in Osun State, said he was contacted to convey the vandalised items to Alhaji Adedokun, a scrap dealer in Ikirun, he said. Sotiyo added that Adedokun also acknowledged receiving the items and purchasing the batteries removed from the sites. The scrap dealer also confessed to having purchased the 14 pieces of batteries that were vandalised at the two telecommunication sites, he said. The commandant said operatives are working to arrest the remaining suspects and reaffirmed the corps commitment to protecting critical national assets and securing lives and property across Osun State.The post NSCDC operatives arrest two for telecommunications vandalism in Osun appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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