Man arrested for stealing ceiling fans, windows from Ogun Mosque

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old man, Idowu Kehinde, for allegedly stealing ceiling fans and aluminium windows from the Mapara Moboluwaduro Central Mosque in the Adiyan area of Agbado, Ogun State.  

Kehinde reportedly scaled the mosque’s fence to gain access and carted away eight ceiling fans and four aluminium windows, valued at N520,000.

Confirming the arrest on Wednesday, the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, stated that the suspect had confessed to selling the stolen items to one Awal Yusuf.

“On January 27, 2025, at about 9:00 am, we received a report that one Idowu Kehinde, 35, jumped the fence of Mapara Moboluwaduro Central Mosque in the Agoro area of Adiyan, Agbado, and stole eight ceiling fans and four aluminium windows valued at N520,000,” Odutola stated.

She added that a bag containing some of the stolen aluminium window frames had been recovered, and the suspect would be arraigned at the Ojodu Abiodun Magistrate Court.

“The suspect was arrested and brought in for interrogation, where he confessed to selling the stolen items to one Awal Yusuf, 31. A bag containing aluminium frame windows has been recovered, and the suspect will be charged to court as soon as possible,” she said.

This development comes days after News360 Nigeria reported the arrest of a 16-year-old, Ademola Bolu, by Ogun State police for allegedly stealing aluminium roofing sheets worth N180,000 from Christ Light Deliverance Ministry Church in Orile-Ilugun, Odeda Local Government Area.

Bolu and his two accomplices, who are still at large, were found with two sacks containing the stolen roofing sheets, which had been cut into pieces and packed for easy transport.