NSCDC arrests seven for theft, violence

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Ilorin Command, Kwara State, have arrested seven suspected hoodlums for unlawful and violent conduct in connection with Thursday’s protest by motorcycle and tricycle riders over the hike in fuel prices.

The spokesperson for the command, Ayoola Shola, stated on Saturday that one Olusegun Taiwo had reported a case of theft at the NSCDC station office in Ilorin.

The statement read, “She stated that while on her way to her office on a motorcycle, she was attacked by a group of youths, suspected to be hoodlums, who forcefully took her bag, phones, and other valuables.

“On Thursday, September 5, 2024, one Olusegun Taiwo (F) of Sango area, Ilorin, reported a case of criminal conspiracy and theft at the station office of the NSCDC, Kwara State Command.

“Upon receiving the report, operatives of the NSCDC, Kwara State Command, arrested seven suspected miscreants involved in unlawful and violent conduct, as well as mischief, during a protest by commercial tricycle and motorcycle riders in Ilorin on the same day.”

Shola said after a thorough investigation, it was discovered that the suspects were part of the group of hoodlums responsible for terrorising and causing public unrest in Ilorin, particularly in the Sango area.

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