A suspected burglar simply identified as Dasuki shocked the
police in Ogun State over the weekend when he led detectives to recover two
truckloads of assorted goods he allegedly stole from various shops and houses
in Mowe area on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
According to theNewTelegraph, the suspect, a native of
Badagry in Lagos State, was initially apprehended by a vigilance group employed
by a Community Development Association at Gbegira,
in Mowe, in Ogun State when he dropped the second of his two
Ghana -Must -Go bags full of handsets and bales of clothes at about 3:00am.
He was temporarily detained by the vigilance men to enable
them arrest other suspects, but he bolted away, and was given a hot chase until
he got stuck in a swamp. He was rearrested and handed over to the police at the
Redeemed Camp Division.
Explaining his method of operation, a source said when he
touches every building with a charm, all occupants goes to slumber, and become
insensitive to anything happening in the house. He bores a whole on the wall,
steals every valuable thing, defecates on the floor and leaves a knife on the
spot before disappearing into thin air.
According to an official of the Development Association,
detectives moved to the suspect’s house where his wife and mother in-law were
sighted. But police watched in utter amazement several stolen items which were
on the verge of being sold off to receivers of stolen goods.
“During the raid of his house, the police discovered over 56
assorted handsets, about 10 plasma television sets, desk and lap top computers,
bales of clothing materials stolen from various shops and homes in the area,”
the CDA official who pleaded anonymity said.
One of the victims, a mother was said to have been burgled a
day after she took delivery in her shops of bales of lace and Ankara materials.
She allegedly wept uncontrollably upon discovery of the theft the following
morning.
The items were moved to the station in two patrol vehicles
while the police continued their investigations into the matter. During
interrogation, the suspect confessed to stealing the items, usually at night
and on Sunday when homeowners must have gone to church.
“I normally bore holes on the wall to enable me enter into
the houses and defecate there after each operation,” he said in pidgin. “I act
alone, because I do not belong to a gang.
When get the items, I keep them and sell them off,” he said.
The suspect was believed to have perfected his crime with
the assistance of a charm said to have been given to him by herbalist who made
him invincible.
But the charm allegedly failed, thereby making him
vulnerable to arrest. Interestingly, the suspect has been assisting owners of
the stolen items who thronged the division to claim them. On one occasion, he
told the police that he stole 12 bales of clothes stolen from the shop when
their owners arrived.
In another instance when the owner of 36 of the entire
handsets visited the station, he explained to him while he produced 34.
“When I burgled the shop, I actually stole 36 handsets. I
kept 34 in a bag and two others in my pocket, but the two fell off when I was
trying to escape in the cover of darkness,” he said.
According to a source close to the Divisional Police
Officer, SP Martins Olaiya, the suspect has been helping the police with
investigation and will soon be charged to court. Ogun State Police Spokesman,
Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi said he was yet to be briefed on the arrest.
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