Suspected vandal arrested after dozing off at crime scene

Usman Jubril, a man who claimed to be a farmer, has been arrested for allegedly vandalising a solar energy system installed in Government College , Ajara, Badagry , Lagos State . 
It was learnt that the drunken suspect was apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps after he slept off at the scene of the crime . 
The 22 - year- old indigene of Maiduguri , Borno State , was arrested alongside with one Emeka Ugonna , who allegedly attempted to steal a car parked by the roadside at NEPA Quarters , Ikeja . 
Some items , including a key and a magnet , were allegedly recovered from Ugonna . 
In an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, Jubril confessed to the crime . He , however , said he acted under the influence of alcohol . 
The father of two explained that he had gone to have fun on the premises of the school on September 2 , after selling his goods . 
He said , “ I am a farmer and live in Ipokia , Ogun State . I took cassava and corn to Badagry , but I didn’ t make enough sales . I took the goods to Seme , where I sold everything . I came back to Badagry in the evening to have fun . 
“ I bought three bottles of gin and went with them to the school to watch a football match . I drank everything and took 500 ml tramadol . In drunken stupor, I threw a stone at the glass housing the solar system and it broke . I went inside the facility and slept off . 
“ I smoke Indian hemp , but that was the first time I would take alcohol . It was the drink that affected my faculty . I didn’ t even know how I got to their ( NSCDC ) custody. ” 
But 20 - year- old Ugonna , who hails from Abia State , said he was accosted when he wanted to look at the car mirror to know if a fez cap he used looked good on him . 
He said , “ On Sunday, August 26 , I was walking along Ikeja GRA around 4 . 30 pm , while some people were holding a party by the roadside. As I wanted to check my fez cap in the mirror of the car, a security man at the party called me . 
“ He accused me of being a car thief . The key they recovered from me is my brother ’ s apartment key. I live with him at the GRA. I don ’ t know how to drive . I am a bricklayer . ” 
The NSCDC Commandant in Lagos State , Tajudeen Balogun , said men of the command had received several complaints about the vandalism of solar energy facilities in some public schools in the state . 
The commandant stated that timely intelligence report and cooperation of members of the public in the Badagry area facilitated Jubril’ s arrest . 
“ We will continue to arrest vandals , as well as those that buy stolen government property . The two suspects will be arraigned after investigations. 
“ The command also recovered 3 , 000 litres of stolen petrol at Ijora Olopa on Thursday , September 7 . The suspects ran away on sighting our anti - vandal team . 
“ Criminally - minded people are advised to engage themselves in lawful jobs, ” Balogun added .