The arrested suspect. Photo credit: Ogun command

Operatives of Owode-Egba Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old security guard, Friday Ayuba, for allegedly stealing motor spare parts belonging to his employer at Ita-Asu Village, via Owode-Egba.

The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday.

Babaseyi said that the arrest followed a report received at the Division on 30th May 2026 at about 6:00 pm from the manager of the affected company.

The manager was said to have informed the police that the suspect had earlier been apprehended by operatives of the Quick Response Squad, Ogun State Command, at the Sagamu Interchange axis along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while allegedly attempting to move company property without authorisation.