A 53 -year -old farmer, identified as Olayede David, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police command for allegedly stealing three bags of pineapples worth N90,000 in the local government area of ​​Odeda, Odeda.
The suspect was caught while reapering the pineapples of a plantation belonging to an Omotayo wave.
Confirming his arrest on Wednesday, Police spokesman Omolola Odutola said that Orile-ilugun station officers arrested the suspect around 11:58 am on Tuesday.
Odutola said that the suspect was seen by another farmer, who alerted others.
She said: “The farmer who caught the suspect reaping the pineapples quickly alerted other farmers in the area, who helped to stop David.
“The suspect was caught with three bags of pineapples, valued at approximately N90,000. The owner of the farm arrived on the scene shortly after and confirmed the theft.”
He added that the owner of the farm, Omotayo, also claimed that the pineapples valued at approximately N650,000 and a submersible pumping machine worth N180,000 had been stolen from their farm in the past.
Odutola declared that David was taken to the police station together with the recovered products, and the case has been transferred to the branch of divisional crime.