According to reports, suspected thieves broke into the newly inaugurated 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, just a month after commissioning. The hospital was commissioned on February 1, 2023, by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The thieves made away with electronic equipment worth millions of naira, including six 43-inch Hisense T.V. sets, two 65-inch Bruhm T.V sets, three Bruhm fridges, one Midea refrigerator, and three Lontor rechargeable standing fans, all valued at N3 million.
The state commandant of the Security Network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, David Akinremi, confirmed the incident and reported that his operatives have arrested three suspects in connection with the crime. The prime suspect, Ogunjembola Kehinde, reportedly led his gang to burgle the hospital.
Akinremi disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Abeokuta on Friday.
Additionally, Ogunjembola was arrested following a complaint of burglary and stealing by Kehinde Banjoko. Banjoko claimed that some unknown persons broke into her residence while she was away in Lagos and stole several household items such as generating sets, gas cylinder, standing fan, mattresses, and rug, among others, valued at about N500,000.
The statement reads futher, “Based on actionable intelligence, the prime suspect was arrested, and upon interrogation, he admitted that he committed the alleged crime with one other now at large. His admission led to the recovery of all the items stolen from one Lawal Aliu, who is the criminal receiver.
“While investigation into the original complaint was still ongoing, intelligence received further revealed that the same principal suspect in this case, Ogunjembola Kehinde and his criminal gang was responsible for breaking and stealing of some electronic equipment at the newly inaugurated 100 bed Mother and Child Hospital, Iperu.
“When he (suspect) was confronted with this, he also admitted he committed the offence with his co-accomplice in the original case of burglary and stealing reported by Banjoko Kehinde
“So far, three suspects have been arrested in connection with this case while efforts are ongoing aimed at apprehending other criminal receivers mentioned by the suspects with a view to recovering items allegedly sold to them,” Akinremi said.
