Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested two suspects for allegedly vandalising electrical installations at the Igbotako General Hospital, Okitipupa Local Council Area of Ondo State.
The suspects identified as Promise Godspower and Pogbara Sigalo were also accused of carting away electrical cables from the medical facility.
While confirming the incident, the police public relations officer of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, stated that Sigalo, who was the security personnel guarding the facility, was arrested over suspected connivance with Godspower.
According to Jimoh, the whereabouts of Sigalo became suspicious when Godspower operated in the facility all through without hindrance.
The police spokesperson stressed that the criminal act perpetrated by the suspects caused serious damage to critical government infrastructure meant for public service delivery.
“The Ondo State Police Command under the leadership of CP Adebowale Lawal, psc(+), mnips, has recorded another significant operational breakthrough in its sustained efforts to protect public infrastructure and combat criminal activities across the state, following the arrest of suspected vandals involved in the theft and destruction of government property at the General Hospital, Igbotako.
‘The incident was reported by a concerned citizen, who informed the police that one Promise Godspower ‘m’ unlawfully gained access into the hospital premises and vandalised electrical installations within the facility before carting away electrical cables.”
