Two men, Adetunji Alagbe and Opeyemi Ogunlokun, have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for stealing a ram belonging to one Sodiq Abolore.
The ram is meant for the coming muslim festival, Eid-el-Kabir.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, following a report lodged at Ogijo divisional headquarters by Sodiq Abolore, who reported that while he was sleeping in his house at about 3 a.m., he heard an unusual noise in his compound which made him to peep through the window, only to discover that the iron gate he used to block the entrance where he kept his Eid-el-Kabir ram had been pulled down.
He said that made him to come out and he discovered that his ram which he bought at the rate of N120,000 was no longer there.
He stated further that when he searched around, he saw three men forcing his ram into a waiting Mazda car booth, which made him to raise alarm, and distress call was made to the police.
The three men were chased, and two amongst them were apprehended, while the other one escaped.
The ram was recovered, and the two suspects were taken to custody.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered an indepth investigation of the case, with the view of charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.
