The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspect for alleged theft of electrical cables at Lagos State Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, in Ikeja.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed on his verified X handle, @benHundeyin, on Sunday that the suspect was arrested by a security officer and handed over to the police.
“The suspect 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,” he said.
He said that investigation was ongoing, urging Lagos residents to safeguard their buildings under construction.
Police arrest suspect over theft in LASUTH