Man jailed three years for stealing streetlight in Ogun

Punch Nigeria · Samuel Omotere · 2026-11-06 09:39 UTC

A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State.

A 26-year-old man, Anthony Cephas, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a solar-powered streetlight along the Sagamu Interchange Expressway in Ogun State.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement, saying detectives attached to the Sagamu Division arrested the convict on October 30, 2026.

According to the statement, the suspect was arrested at about 9pm in the Mayegun area of Sagamu, with the stolen streetlight and its solar panel recovered.

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