Detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSRAS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a burglar, who mistakenly locked himself inside a victim’s car.
The suspect, Jamiu Anisoro, used to burgle victims’
cars with an iron rod, sharpened and shaped into a key. He burgled a car at
Mainland Hotel premises, at Oyingbo, Oto Railway Ebute-Metta and got trapped
inside the car, leading to his arrest. When the car owner came, he saw Anisoro
inside his car and alerted the police.
Although the key had opened many car boots and
doors, it however had a clause. Once it has opened a door, the door would
become faulty. The master or normal key wouldn’t be able to operate the door
again.
A police source said: “Jamiu specializes in opening
vehicles with a master key. He got a rod and sharpened it into the shape of a
key. His modus operandi is to watch motorists coming to Oyingbo Market. After the
person parks, he would find out where the person was going. He monitors where
the person was heading. He would go back to where the victim’s car was parked. But
before heading to the targeted car, he would carry two bags, filled with used
papers. He would use the master key to open the car door, pretending to be the
owner or driver. He would pick phones, money and other valuables. He would drop
the bags filled with old newspaper into the car and leaves. People watching him
would think he came to drop some items he bought inside his car; they wouldn’t
know he was a burglar.”
Anisoro further confessed to the police that he targeted
victims in the early hours of morning and evening time. He usually steals
phones, wallets and other valuables inside parked vehicles.
According to him, he used to sell some of such
stolen items at Computer Village, Ikeja.
“There was a time he saw nylon inside a car at Ido,
Oyingbo. The nylon was under the seat of a car he burgled. He found N150, 000. He
used the money to rent a house. He used the balance to buy tools for shoe cobbling.
He wanted to start shoe cobbling which was his professional job,” said a police
source.
He however soon ran out of money. He decided to go
for the last operation. The last operation was the one that landed him in
police net.
On the fateful day of his arrest, he had tailed a
motorist who drove into Mainland Hotel, Oyingbo. Immediately the man stepped
out from his car, Anisoro followed him closely. Anyone watching would think he
was the man’s driver or came with the man.
As the man
walked into the hotel, Anisoro followed him into the hotel reception. The man
went to speak with the receptionist; Anisoro took a seat and acted as if he was
waiting for him.
A few minutes after watching the victim, Anisoro
left the reception area and made a beeline for the man’s car. Security guards
attached to the hotel, saw him, but glanced away because they had earlier seen
him with the car owner.
The police source said: “He tried to open the boot
of the car, but it didn’t open. He tried the door, it opened. He entered the
car, sat down and opened the pigeon hole. He was still searching the pigeon
hole when the door suddenly closed and locked him inside. The door couldn’t
open because he had burgled it and damaged it. He was trapped inside. The owner
came out, tried to open the door, but it couldn’t. He initially didn’t see the
suspect inside the car. The suspect was already sweating profusely. The owner
started struggling with the door. One of the security men attached to the hotel
came and reminded him that his driver was in the car. The man now looked
closely inside and saw the suspect. He was shocked and told the security guard
that he didn’t come with any driver. The door was finally opened through the
car boot.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
Dolapo Badmus, said she wasn’t aware of the incident.
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