A 28-year-old man allegedly bought an iPhone 12 for N25,000 after it was stolen during a burglary in Osun State, the state police command said on Sunday, announcing the arrest of two suspects over the incident.
The Command says it arrested the two men over an alleged burglary in which valuables estimated at ₦3m were stolen, including laptops, phones and power banks.
One one of the suspects, 27-year-old Eyelade Anuoluwa, was arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State, following intelligence gathered by operatives attached to the Ilesa Area Command.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, Anuoluwa allegedly burgled the residence of the complainant on July 26, 2026, and stole “one HP laptop, one Dell laptop, an iPhone 12, one Android phone, two power banks and recharge cards, with an estimated total value of ₦3,000,000.”
The police said the suspect was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation, where he allegedly confessed to the crime.
