By Sade Adewale, Ondo

A 40-year-old man, Solomon Abidemi popularly called ‘Onjona’, has been caught for stealing 200 litres of diesel.

Abidemi who was caught at the premises of Tolufe K.K International limited located at Itanla in Ondo,  confessed to the crime.

According to a source, the chairman of the company, Mr Kayode Akin, explained that the suspect came into the premises around 6:05 am with a commercial motorcyclist who parked at the junction while the suspect went to bring the stolen diesel from the compound.

He, however, said luck ran against the suspect when one of the security of the next compound came out and saw him going out of the compound with the drum containing the diesel.

The chairman said while the suspect was begging, the commercial motorcyclist took to his heel but the suspect was arrested by residents at the scene of the incident while trying to run away.

When the man was interrogated, he confessed that he had come to steal diesel in the compound in order to raise money to pay his debit.

Akin, however, said, stealing of diesel from the compound was not the first time, disclosing that over 250 litres of diesel in the seven Jerry cans were taken away from the compound some few months ago.

He further said that the suspect also steal brain box, window switch, lighting and other valuable parts of the company vehicles, while promising to handed him over to the police.