Three female teenagers have been arrested
in Lagos for allegedly pilfering gold necklace valued at thousands of naira at
the Ijanikin area of Lagos State.
The girls were also accused of
stealing a phone, laptop and an unspecified amount of cash.
The girls have been identified as Maria
Falolu, 14, Jelila Abbass, 15 and Adijat Seidu, 16. They were said to have been
handed over immediately to police operatives attached to Ijanikin division.
They were accused of committing the
crime on May 31, 2015 around 12.00 noon.
According to the police, the ladies
were alleged to specialize in such pilfering. They were arrested last week
after stealing a set of gold chain, necklace and cash at 1, Ojolowo Street,
Otto Awori, in Ijanikin area of the state.
The teenagers were nabbed by
residents after an alarm raised was raised by the owner of the shop, one Mrs.
Yetunde Awolola.
Police investigation revealed that the
suspects live with their parents within the vicinity of Ijanikin in Oto Awori
Local Council Development Area, where the crime was committed.
A police source disclosed that the
modus operandi of the suspects was that they would enter into a shop, demand
for an item that is not available in the shop.
The source said: “In the case where
the owner says she doesn't have and wants to bring the item from another shop,
they would steal items from the shop before the owner returns. They have stolen
a lot of goods from many unsuspecting shop owners in the area before luck ran
against them.”
The girls have been arraigned at an
Apapa Magistrate Court, where they were taken to Idi-Araba Remand Home.
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