Operatives of the Edo State Police have parades a suspected thief in the state.
The thief, identified as Adamu Usman, an 18-year-old from Kano State wa said to have attempted to steal an artifact from the residence of the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.
The artifact is said to be worth #500 million.
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Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu said the suspect and jis accomplice were paraded at the police headquarters in Benin City on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
“Following reports of theft of artifacts from the residence of the Esama of Benin, Chief Dr. Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion located at Okada Avenue, GRA Benin City, operatives of the Command on surveillance around the residence arrested one Adamu Usman ‘m’ 18yrs on 23/07/2024 at about 0130hrs while trying to steal artifacts,” the PPRO said.
“The worth of the already stolen artifacts is estimated at about Five Hundred Million Naira (N500,000,000.00).
“Upon interrogation, the suspect’s confession led to the arrest of another suspect nameds Etuk Bassey ‘m’ 36yrs who happened to be the driver who usually convey these stolen artifacts.
“The suspects have confessed to the crime while efforts to track and arrest other fleeing suspects is on.”
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While narrating, the suspect said he was deceived by one of the suspects (who is now on the run) to come and rob the house.
“I was deceived by the man that took me there. He did not tell me we were going to steal. When we got there, he said I should jump the fence and when I did so, the security came, and he ran away, while I was caught by juju, because I became confused until the security caught me after which I regained my consciousness,” he said.
