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A day after he was made a supervisor in a
block moulding company, Abiola Hamzat, a
graduate of a university in Oyo State, has
been arrested for allegedly stealing 20 bags of
cement.
The 35-year-old was apprehended by
operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of
the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday
after the theft was discovered by the
company.
He was alleged to have conspired with one
Adebayo Kazeem, 32, to perpetrate the crime
at the company’s office in the Agbado area of
the state.
An official of the company, who spoke with
the police, said Hamzat was employed as a
contract security officer after which he rose to
become an operator.
“However, he was formally promoted on
Tuesday, January 24, 2017, to the post of a
supervisor when the company’s management
discovered he was a university graduate,” the
official, who did not want to be identified,
said.
The suspect, a father of three, allegedly stole
the 20 bags of cement on Wednesday, a day
after he was promoted to the post, which
reportedly attracted a salary of N215,000 per
month.
He was arrested along with his accomplice,
Kazeem, after moving the 20 bags of cement
out of the factory.
Upon arrival at the RRS headquarters in
Alausa, Ikeja, the suspect allegedly owned up
to the crime, saying he needed money to rent
an apartment for his family.
He said, “I masterminded the crime; I only co-
opted Adebayo (Kazeem) into the plan.
“Initially, he discouraged me that it was not
possible to steal the cement from the
company. After I persisted and mounted some
pressure, he told me to carry the gateman
along so that the operation can be successful;
which I eventually did.
“I have an accommodation problem with my
family. I am desperately looking for funds to
house them. That was what pushed me into
it.”
The police said it gathered from the company
that Hamzat’s new salary as a supervisor was
three times his wage as an operator.
While confirming the arrest, the acting
spokesperson for the Lagos State Police
Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole,
advised companies operating in the state to
be vigilant at all times.
“The suspects have been transferred to the
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Yaba, for prosecution,” he added.
[color =blue]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/color] reports a police
source told him that's why they have been
advising companies not to promote their
workers, "Promoting people makes them
greedy and become sinful, how many angels
have you heard have been promoted to Arch-
angel?"
