A 45-year-old woman, identified as Toyin Olatunbosun, alleged to have been a frequent patroniser of stolen petrol from vandals, has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ogun State Command.
According to the NSCDC Public Relations Officer, PRO, in the state, Kareem Olanrewaju, the woman was arrested around Daramola Close, Akute, in Ifo Local Council of the State, with exhibits which served as evidence.
The PRO said the woman who was caught with more than 2,000 litres of petroleum products alongside her husband, had been into the shady business for long, adding that the woman had confessed that her husband and some other people normally go out at night and scoop petrol for her to sell.
Olanrewaju said, “The woman alleged that her husband goes out in the night and return with a large volume of petroleum products for her early in the morning.
“He works with some other people I have never seen as they come and go before dawn.
“In addition,” she continued, “My husband used to patronise the boys (vandals) by buying one or two kegs to power their generator in 2014 and later joined them in the business in 2015.”
Olanrewaju said the suspect had confessed to the crime, pleading that the country’s economic situation pushed her into crime.
The PRO said the case was under investigation and efforts are being made to arrest others still at large.
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