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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Men of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested an ex-convict, Yakub Yusuf, hours after he was released from prison.
A statement by the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday, said the 23-year-old Yusuf was arrested around 8am on Saturday.
Hundeyin said the suspect was arrested after regaining his freedom following a one-month prison sentence for stealing at Lagos State fuel dump, Alausa, Ikeja.
“Learning that he was imprisoned because he could not pay a fine which was an option, an NGO facilitated his release by paying the fine on Friday, November 11, just ten days after his conviction on November 1, 2022.
“Yakub was arrested again after breaking into Lagos State Fire Service premises from where he stole valve covers of old fire truck under repairs.
“The CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi-led RRS has since transferred the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and prosecution,” the police image maker said.