The second convicted person, Ishola Olatunji, was sentenced to six months for attempting to vandalise a transformer on Karimu Laka Street, Egbeda, Lagos, under the Orelope 11KV Feeder.
Okotie disclosed that Alido was apprehended by a security guard and handed over to the police.
According to him, Alido was found tampering with the transformer cables and he was arraigned Alido at Magistrate Court 1, Ejigbo, on June 14, 2024, for wilful damage to transformer cables, contrary to Section 339 and punishable under Section 350 of the Lagos State Criminal Law of 2015.
He added that Alido had pleaded guilty when the charges were read to him and was sentenced on July 2.
In a similar case, Olatunji was reportedly caught by members of the Karimu Laka community while attempting to vandalise a 500KVA transformer.
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