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Two retired soldiers have been arrested by hunters alongside two others after robbing a steel company in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
It was learnt that men of Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service, apprehended them with a gun and two vehicles loaded with irons they stole at Steel Rolling Plc premises.
A top security source said: “Two of the suspects are retired soldiers. They had access to the compound and they worked with two other suspects who were believed to be buyers of the stolen items.
“The two suspects that had access to the premises were the ones armed with weapons that stole irons and planned selling them to the other suspects.
“They have evacuated the stolen iron about six kilometres away from the premises of the company to an uncompleted building in Alabameta Area, Osogbo where they were arrested by hunters and handed over to the police.”
According to the Nation, the spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident, saying: “Our men arrested them and investigation is ongoing. I can’t say who they are yet. But we won’t allow criminals hide in any part of the state.”
(Nation)
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