Police detain man for stealing 47 bags of rice

One guy has been detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing 47 sacks of rice from his employer in the state's Ijebu region.

This information was included in a statement that the command's public relations officer, Omolola Odutola, made accessible to newsmen on Saturday.

Damilola Bada, the accused party, is alleged to have stolen N2,500,000.00 worth of rice bags from Chicken & Co.

Oluremi Olabode, the owner of the business, allegedly reported the theft of her items to the Ogun State police's Igbeba division, which resulted in the 25-year-old Bada's arrest.

The statement read, “On the 13th of October 2023 one Oluremi Olabode, “F” the owner of Chicken & Co Company, reported a case of stealing, involving one of her storekeepers named Damilola Bada 25yrs “m”.

“She alleged Damilola for conspiring with other employees to steal forty-seven bags of rice, amounting to two million, five hundred thousand Naira.

“After an audit of the store, the theft was discovered by the complainant, Oluremi Olabode. As a result, Damilola Bada was arrested by the Divisional Police Officer Igbeba, Division and subsequently interrogated. During the interrogation, Damilola could not provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the missing bags of rice that were under his custody.”

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