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A 42-year-old man, Marvelous Ozu, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command in connection with a store break-in and theft at a pharmaceutical/provision store along St. Saviour Road, Benin City, and recovered stolen property worth about N5 million.
The Policd Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, ASP Eno Ikhoedem disclosed this in a Wednesday statement.
According to the statement, the owner of the store, Nwasiwe Felix, reported at St. Saviour Police Division at about 10:15am on August 22, that unknown persons had broken into his store at No. 65, St. Saviour Road and carted away items including 25 bundles of electrical wires/cables, a 43-inch Hisense LED television, cartons of Chabbot and Valentino brandy, a Raleigh bicycle, assorted medicated soaps, perfumes and ₦350,000 cash.
Following the report, detectives visited the scene and commenced investigation. Dealers in fairly-used items were also alerted.
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At about 2:00pm the same day, police detectives apprehended the suspect at Mission Road, Benin City, while he was attempting to sell some of the stolen items.
A search warrant was subsequently executed at his residence on Ogbebor Street, off Upper Sakponba Road, where operatives recovered a 43-inch Hisense LED television, five bottles of Chabbot brandy, assorted medicated soaps, perfumes and some bundles of electrical wires/cables, among other items belonging to the complainant.
The police said the suspect has confessed to several other store break-ins and stealing and would be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, commended the detectives for their swift response and urged members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities.
