Two friends, Seun Agagu and Gbenga Adedipe, are cooling their feet at the Ondo State Police Command headquarters for allegedly stealing a goat to celebrate the birthday party of one of them.
It was supposed to be Gbenga’s twenty-third birthday bash but he allegedly confided in Seun that he had invited other friends and his girl friend to the party but had no money to buy a goat for roasted meat popularly called Asun (barbecue).
While still ruminating on who to approach to bail them out, an idea was said to have come that they could look for a straying goat and use it for the party. It was alleged that during the search, the friends, who live separately but were always together, discovered that an old woman was rearing a goat around Oda Road, Akure. A deal was allegedly sealed that Seun would sleep over in Gbenga’s house on the day of the operation and, at about 3am, they would give salt to the goat so that it won’t cry to attract attention at that unholy hour.
They were said to have stolen the goat but while they thought the old woman would not notice the animal’s disappearance the next day, a situation that would have allowed them to ferry it to the butcher, they were surprised that, even before 7am, the neighbourhood was tensed with curses from the woman to whoever stole her only goat.
The action of the woman attracted neighbours who organised a search party for the goat.
The goat was allegedly found in the room of one of the suspects where it was hidden behind a standing hanger.
It was gathered that the matter was immediately reported to officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ondo State Command (NSCDC).
The two suspects were arrested.
It was learnt that the suspected goat thieves reside at No. 49 Ijoka Road, Dafog, Akure and No 12 Arakale Street, Akure while they were arrested at No 2 Ijigba Street, Oda Road, Akure by officials of the Command.
One of the suspects, according to investigation, who allegedly confessed to the crime, said they wanted to celebrate the birthday of one of them, and that, that was why they committed the crime.
An official of the NSCDC said the boys laid ambush for the goat and stole it.
Confirming this incident, the commandant of the corps, Andrew Igwe Ugwumba, said the timely distress shout by the owner of the goat when she could not see it that morning saved the situation.
He said a search was conducted and the goat was seen where the suspects kept it for onward slaughtering the next day.
Ugwumba said the suspects would be charged to court after investigation.
In another development, Uhwumba said two suspects were arrested by his officials for offences ranging from collection of money from people under false pretence (419), to illegal dealing in adulterated petroleum products.
He gave the suspects names as Segun Olorunwemimo and Ogunlisa Ayo Igekele. Olorunwemimo, according to him, was arrested in Akure.
He was nabbed for allegedly collecting N2,050,000 from one Mr. Adeloye Jayeola from Owo under the pretext of helping him to buy a Mercedez Benz 911 tipper from Cotonou.
He reportedly collected the money through his cousin’s account.
Igbekele was arrested at Aye in Okitipupa local government.
He was apprehended in a Toyota car containing 32 kegs of 30 litres each filled with suspected adulterated diesel amounting to 960 litres.
The commandant assured the people of Ondo that the NSCDC would work with other security agencies to bring crime and criminality to the barest minimum in the state. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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