Kunle Falayi

Thirty-year-old Kogi State indigene, Pius Ojoka, decided on Wednesday morning that his daily bread was going to come from stealing cables.

But what he did not envisage was the routine patrol of operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on the Third Mainland Bridge.

Ojoka, who was arrested as he attempted to steal cables that had been laid as part of the Lagos State Government’s Light Up Lagos Project, fled along with three other suspects when they saw the police.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that during the patrol of an RRS team on the Third Mainland Bridge, they sighted Ojoka and two other suspects crawling out of a manhole on the bridge’s median.

An RRS source told our correspondent that Ojoka was arrested while his two accomplices escaped.

At the RRS Headquarters in Alausa, Ojoka told interrogators that if he was able to cut the cable successfully, he would have made money for that day’s meal.

The suspect said in his statement, “I just relocated from Abuja to Lagos last week. I specialised in stealing utility cables in Abuja and thought it would be far more lucrative in Lagos.

“I was just hungry on Wednesday and I thought the stealing the cables was the fastest way to make money. I thought about many other things, but the cables were the best option.”

According to Ojoka, he lives under a tree on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and met his accomplices in the same place.

“But truthfully, we had not been able to cut the cables before RRS caught me. I always sold the cables I stole in Abuja to one man outside Kaduna,” he said.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed his arrest, said that the state would not tolerate vandalism and sabotage of government’s efforts.

The suspect has been transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, for further investigatgion.

http://punchng.com/rrs-foiled-chance-make-money-interstate-cable-thief/

Pics: Ojoka beside the manhole and with a cutter he used

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MzPecs:

Is this space booking...

U just met ur waterloo, sorry for u

Why is it that most people committing crime are ugly as Fvck. Just Negodu

National Association of Name Checkers

Warri Branch

Target is new breed, I repeat target is new breed

Over and out

No words for you!!

You got what you deserve. I hope others learn from this.

1000 days for d thief
one day for the owner.
The guy ugly,when thieves are not meant to be handsome before.Lel( laughing extremely loud)

1000 days for d thief
one day for the owner.
The guy ugly,well thieves are not meant to be handsome before.Lel( laughing extremely loud)

Oju ole re ole.

lives under a tree, nawa o

They vandalize, sell the cables and blow the money then go back to vandalize another............end of the road!

Lol..nawa

You have come and you have seen but unfortunately you couldn't conquer.If simply you have channelled your effort to a more legitimate effort, it could have been another ball game.

A FLAT HEAD.

All na to use the money for drinking,smoking and olosho. See the face.

" Specialise in stealing of cables". He could have specialised in plumbing work, as an electrician, as mason etc. Nothing else to say but desist from crime

Silly being

nonjebose:
" Specialise in stealing of cables". He could have specialised in plumbing work, as an electrician, as mason etc. Nothing else to say but desist from crime

Provided he escapes this wahala he puts himself into

National Association of Name Checkers reporting from Eluigweocha Branch Over Confirmed sir Over na the Abokiis Over the abokii is already in the custody over

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What a way to make money.

dis nah Grand Papa ooo....

While the Govt is trying to better th standard of living for her citizens some dumb ass, clueless and frustrated individuals wanna to cut this govt. effort short... I pray for the change of heart of this individuals... And to the RRS more grease to your elbow!!!!... . Encourage other states to beef up dere internal state security... just like Lagos is doing!!

Thank God he's not from those regular immigrants from UGU and gala hawking pipu dem. today's Sunday, I for say make dem use dat plier cut off his ear,fingers/toe .

Dis one is a canoe head from Ebira land

Greenbullet:
A FLAT HEAD.

see hin chimpanzee lukin face Lazy bone. As if dts d nly way to get daily meal

This guy looks 40 or more... The guy old na and ugly too...

The buyers should be arrested as well but na lie,na egunje our police go dey collect.Shame on the police