Man allegedly steals 20 bags of cement to get accommodation

LAGOS—A father of three, who was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, while at the verge of sneaking 20 bags of cement from a factory in Agbado area of Lagos, has blamed his action on his desperation to raise money for accommodation. The 35-year-old Abiola Hamzat, who works as a Supervisor in the company, was arrested alongside his alleged partner in crime, Adebayo Kazeem, 32, while moving the stolen bags of cement out of the premises of the brick-making company. The management of the company stated that the suspect was employed as a guard and rose to become an operator. When the suspect was discovered to be a graduate, he was promoted to a supervisor, with a cash reward of N215,000, last Monday. Three days after his promotion he was apprehended with the stolen bags of cement. Hamzat told police that he needed money to provide accomodation for his family.