LAWBREAKER A man, who claims he has
been anointed by his party to represent his people in the House of
Representatives, is now in police custody for trying to steal fuel
A 59-year-old suspected vandal, Wahab Junaid, has told the police in
Lagos that he embarked on the illegal act to raise money to fund his
electioneering.
Junaid, who claimed to be a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said that he decided to embark on pipeline vandalism because he was nominated to represent Ibeju-Lekki in the House of Representatives.
The suspect, a veterinary doctor, said he had to seek a means of making fast money when he was nominated by his party to contest in the 2015 general elections. Junaid said that he stopped being a veterinary doctor because people were not patronising him.
He said: “I am an active member of APC and the slot for the House of Representatives was zoned to my area, Ibeju-Lekki constituency. I’m one of those who have best opportunities to contest and win the election.
I was told to go and look for money to sponsor my campaigns. “I called my friend, Oloje, a vandal, who informed me that the area is calm that I can come and lift fuel. I was waiting with the tanks to lift the product when policemen arrested me.
I guess it is the handwork of my enemies who are bitter that I was anointed to fly the APC flag for Ibeju- Lekki constituency at the House of Representatives in 2015. “As I speak to you, no one knows that I have been arrested. Please forgive me and give me another chance to represent my people in the House of Representatives.’’
Junaid was arrested by officials of the Inspector-General of Police Task Force, Anti- Pipeline Vandalism Squad. The police said Junaid had once been arrested for the same offence a few years back. He was arrested at Ogere, Ogun State.
The suspect was alleged to have been arrested and arraigned three times but discharged and acquitted. He was alleged to have moved several trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines within Lagos and Ogun states.
The officer in-charge of the Task Force, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Friday Ibadin, explained that on September 15, detectives trailed Junaid based on a tip-off.
Junaid, who claimed to be a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said that he decided to embark on pipeline vandalism because he was nominated to represent Ibeju-Lekki in the House of Representatives.
The suspect, a veterinary doctor, said he had to seek a means of making fast money when he was nominated by his party to contest in the 2015 general elections. Junaid said that he stopped being a veterinary doctor because people were not patronising him.
He said: “I am an active member of APC and the slot for the House of Representatives was zoned to my area, Ibeju-Lekki constituency. I’m one of those who have best opportunities to contest and win the election.
I was told to go and look for money to sponsor my campaigns. “I called my friend, Oloje, a vandal, who informed me that the area is calm that I can come and lift fuel. I was waiting with the tanks to lift the product when policemen arrested me.
I guess it is the handwork of my enemies who are bitter that I was anointed to fly the APC flag for Ibeju- Lekki constituency at the House of Representatives in 2015. “As I speak to you, no one knows that I have been arrested. Please forgive me and give me another chance to represent my people in the House of Representatives.’’
Junaid was arrested by officials of the Inspector-General of Police Task Force, Anti- Pipeline Vandalism Squad. The police said Junaid had once been arrested for the same offence a few years back. He was arrested at Ogere, Ogun State.
The suspect was alleged to have been arrested and arraigned three times but discharged and acquitted. He was alleged to have moved several trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines within Lagos and Ogun states.
The officer in-charge of the Task Force, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Friday Ibadin, explained that on September 15, detectives trailed Junaid based on a tip-off.
No comments:
Post a Comment