Security operatives in Oyo State have arrested a 14-year-old boy, Sulaiman Abubakar, for stealing cables worth N300,000 from the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in Ibadan.
The boy was apprehended after a visit by the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Wasilat Adegoke, to assess the damage caused by the theft.
Adegoke emphasized the importance of maintaining security at the stadium and assured that the state government would implement enhanced measures to prevent future incidents.
Abubakar, a JSS 2 student at Eleyele High School, admitted to entering the stadium during a training session and remaining overnight after the security personnel locked the entrances.
He confessed to breaking pipes with a stone to access and cut the cables, which he intended to sell.
The boy’s mother, a resident of the Sabo area in Ibadan, fainted upon seeing her son in handcuffs but was revived by stadium staff. She revealed that she had punished Sulaiman for a previous offense the night before.
The case has been transferred from the Stadium Police Post to the Mokola Police Station for further investigation.
