A 23-year-old Yakubu Yussuf who was convicted of stealing from the Lagos State Government has been re-arrested hours after being released from prison.
An unnamed NGO was said to have facilitated his release from prison after paying his option of fine.
Yussuf who was arrested and sentenced to one-month imprisonment for stealing from the state fuel dump was last Saturday arrested again for stealing at the premises of the Lagos State Fire Service.
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement he signed and made available to the Nigerian Tribune.
Hundeyin said: “Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Saturday morning arrested an ex-convict hours after he was released from prison.
“The suspect, Yakub Yusuf aged 23 was arrested around 0800hrs on Saturday after regaining freedom following his 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.”
Hundeyin also added that “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.
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