By Ado Oyeyemi
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and butchering a Savannah he-goat valued at N200,000 to celebrate his daughter’s naming ceremony.
The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, revealed on Saturday that Waris was apprehended on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda area of the state, alongside his accomplice, Ajayi Yusuf.
Investigations showed that the suspects had entered a farm on December 25, 2024, while the farm owner, identified as Mark, was away grazing his cattle.
Prompt News reports that upon returning, Mark discovered one of his goats was missing and alerted the community.
During the search, villagers reported seeing the two suspects riding away with the missing goat on a motorcycle heading toward Olodo town. Acting on this information, police detectives launched an investigation that led to the arrest of Waris and Yusuf.
Odutola said, “During questioning, the suspects admitted to stealing the goat, which they slaughtered and used to prepare food for the naming ceremony of Akintoye Waris’s daughter on December 27, 2024, in Olodo.”
The suspects are currently in police custody at the Divisional Crime Branch, where further investigations are underway.
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