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A father of two has been paraded by a
vigilance group in Yenagoa local government
area of Bayelsa state for allegedly stealing a
pot of soup, 12 wraps of fufu and a half basin
of garri flour.
The 35-year-old suspect who was identified as
Kaduna Enatimi, was said to have been
arrested by the vigilantes about 2am on
Thursday, November, 10 comfortably
consuming some of the stolen wraps of fufu
and the soup, the Punch Aproko reports.
The suspected thief was also said to have
pleaded with the vigilantes, blaming his
actions on hunger and economic hardship.
The head of the Igbogene vigilance committee,
Chief MoneySweet Asomo, said the suspect
was caught red handed “doing justice” to the
soup and food items stolen from a cafeteria
owned by an Akwa Ibom State woman in the
area.
“We were on patrol at about 2am on
Thursday. When we got to the Timida School
area, we saw a man at a local food joint
eating. The food kiosk is owned by an Akwa
Ibom indigene popularly called Madam
Blessing,” Asomo said.
“We questioned Enatimi and he confessed to
have stolen the pot of soup, some wraps of
fufu and half basin of garri. He claimed it was
the economic hardship that led him to the
crime.”
It was, however, learnt that the paramount
ruler of the area, the Obenibe X1 of Epie
Kingdom, King Hope Adike, intervened and
asked them to parade him (the suspect) round
the community with the stolen items as a
deterrent to others.
After parading the suspect round the village,
he was released and asked to sin no more
considering his defence that hunger and
hardship made him to steal the items.
[color =red]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/color] reports the
suspect was also told to choose between
eating what he has stolen till his stomach
burst open or he has to go to the cafeteria
everyday, wash their dirty pots and plates for
one month as additional punishment. The
suspect is yet to decide.
