The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old Emmanuel Ikoka for ripping off and stealing electrical wires from a building under construction at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in an X post on Sunday.
He said the suspect was apprehended by a vigilant security officer as he was emerging from the building.
“25-year-old Emmanuel Ikoka was apprehended by a vigilant security officer as he was emerging from a building under renovation in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. He was caught with lots of electrical wires he ripped off the building. Investigation is ongoing,” Hundeyin said.
The police spokesman urged the public to safeguard their buildings under construction.
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