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Condemned inmate, one other arrested for stealing in Ogun

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A condemned inmate who escaped correctional center in Sapele, Benin city, Festus Okoeguare has been arrested for allegedly vandalising a power installation and stealing electric cables in Ogun state.

Okoeguare was arrested along side one Nancinant Paul Joshua by men of the state police command on Saturday, July 16.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen at Ogbere divisional headquarters that the power installation at Hallmark University junction, along Sagamu-Benin expressway had been vandalised by some hoodlums.

He disclosed that, on interrogation, the police discovered that, Festus Okoeguare was an escapee from White House Correctional Center located at Sapele road, Benin city.

Oyeyemi noted that, the commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for proper profiling and onward transferred to the correctional center.