MALICIOUS DAMAGE AND ARSON: TWO UNDERAGED PUPILS IN POLICE NET

SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ogun State Police Command

Two pupils of Community primary school, Isheri Olofin, Wahis Musa, 6 years, and Malik Iliasu, 9 years have been apprehended for setting fire to their school and properties of the school.

The incident was reported to the Police by a Chief in the Community and the Ojodu-Abiodun Divisional Police Officer of the Ogun State Police Command has promptly arrested the suspected arsonists.

According to the report, Wahis Musa and Malik Iliasu gained access to one of the unlocked classrooms at Community Primary School Isheri Olofin.

They then proceeded to gather books left behind by the teachers and pupils and set them on fire. The value of the damaged books is currently unknown.

The Police Anti-Crime and Detectives had visited the scene and had brought the suspected children to the police station for interrogation. 

According to a release by SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Police has started making inquiries as to how to contact their parents as the police considered the alleged crime a very serious one for these children to get involved in.

SP Odutola assured that the police will unravel and update members of the public in due course if there are other persons who may have instigated the youngsters.