Saturday, February 13, 2016

#crime : Police nab Keke operator, friend over alleged stealing of goat


The Police in Okpanam Community in Delta State on Thursday arrested a tricycle (Keke Napep) operator John Okolie and his friend, Peter Egbo, for allegedly stealing a goat in the community during night fall...


It was gathered that the suspects allegedly stole the goat from the owner’s compound in the night and made attempt to sell it to an hotelier in Asaba when nemesis caught up with them.

It was learnt that after stealing the goat, the suspects put the goat in the tricycle and were heading to Asaba where they wanted to sell it to the buyer when operatives of the Nigerian Police Force and Asaba

Community Vigilante Group caught them.

An eye witness, Nkem Okafor, said that the suspects had contacted the buyer through telephone but when they were accosted by the security operatives, they could not give satisfactory explanation of the ownership of the goat and they were arrested.

Confirming the arrest of the suspects, chairman, Asaba Vigilante

Outfit, Nnamdi Chukwuedo said the suspects were arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation.

He said, “ We were on patrol and suspected the movement of the suspects at about 10:30pm with the goat. The goat was bleating in the tricycle and when we asked the suspects, they could not give any satisfactory explanation as to the owner of the goat and we took them to the police.”

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