A 23-year-old Yakub Yusuf has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command hours after he was released from correctional centre.
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According to reports, Yakub was sentenced to one-month imprisonment for stealing at a government fuel dump in Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital.
He was convicted early November but was given an option of fine.
Less than two weeks into his term, a non-governmental organization facilitated his release by paying the fine
After he regained freedom, Yusuf was again nabbed after illegally entering the Lagos State Fire Service premises.
Police Public Relations, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said he stole valve covers of old fire trucks under repairs.
The RRS, led by CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has transferred him to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for prosecution.
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