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A suspect, who specialised in picking pockets of
unsuspecting Nigerians, has boasted to the police that he was highly
intelligent when it comes to stealing.
The suspect, Dayo Skippo, was arrested by the
operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) at Ikeja- under Bridge at the
weekend.
Skippo bragged: “I’m expert in stealing! I have been
stealing for long. I have been in the business for long. It’s, however, tough
economic situation that pushed me into crime.”
The suspect, who is a secondary school dropout, confessed
that all he needed was to have the slightest physical contact with his victim
and immediately their valuables would be picked.
Disclosing his modus operandi, he said: “I can
remove anything from anyone’s possession. I’ll pretend as if I knew the person
somewhere, and in the process of greeting him, the person’s item would be gone.
“I don’t operate alone. I work with some of my gang
members just in case the person robbed becomes suspicious. My gang members
would quickly swing into action and escape with the stolen items.”
One of the suspect’s victims, who refused to mention
his name, explained: “I went to Computer Village in Ikeja to see my friend when
my IPhone was stolen. I was on my way to the bus stop when someone came and hugged
me from behind. He later apologized to me after I told him I didn’t know him. Before
I could look around again, I discovered my phone was gone.
“I went back to my friend’s shop almost immediately
to track my iPhone and the location; what surprised me was that my phone was
already in Lagos Island.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), ASP Olarinde Famous- Cole, said that there would be no hiding place for
criminals in the state.
Famous- Cole, however, said the suspect has been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID, Panti for
further investigations.
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