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Man jailed three years for stealing streetlight in Ogun

Man jailed three years for stealing streetlight in Ogun
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A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.
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  • ✦According to the statement, the suspect was arrested at about 9pm in the Mayegun area of Sagamu, with the stolen streetlight and its solar panel recovered.
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2026:The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.30 October:“The suspect was arrested on 30 October 2026 at about 9:00 p.m. in the Mayegun area of Sagamu, with the stolen streetlight and its solar panel recovered as exhibits,” the statement added.2 November:“Following diligent investigation, he was arraigned before a court on 2 November 2026, where he was convicted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment,” the statement said.
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  • ✦A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State.
  • ✦The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.
  • ✦According to the statement, the suspect was arrested at about 9pm in the Mayegun area of Sagamu, with the stolen streetlight and its solar panel recovered.
Key Facts:2026: The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.30 October: “The suspect was arrested on 30 October 2026 at about 9:00 p.m. in the Mayegun area of Sagamu, with the stolen streetlight and its solar panel recovered as exhibits,” the statement added.2 November: “Following diligent investigation, he was arraigned before a court on 2 November 2026, where he was convicted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment,” the statement said.
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A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State.

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A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State.

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The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.

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The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.

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