Amputee arrested for
burglary
By Chris Anucha
Thursday,
May 11, 2006
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Detectives in Lagos are now digging into the activities of
an amputee, who was arrested recently for burglary.
The 25-year-old Monday Timothy, from Bende Local Government
Area of Abia State, allegedly broke into a house in Iroko
Estate, along Isheri Olofin, belonging to Justice Ishola Oluwa
(retd) on April 29, to steal video CD.
Another puzzle before the detectives now is to determine whether
the suspect had been involved in the spate of robberies in
the metropolis in the recent times.
The suspect, however, told Daily Sun that
he had never handled gun since he was born or involved in
any armed robbery. He however admitted breaking into the house
of the former justice to steal.
“Yes, I broke into the house to steal video CD,”
he told Daily Sun.
Another hard nut which the police are also trying to crack
is how the suspect managed to scale a fence that was more
than seven feet. The police are working on the theory that
the suspect might have climbed the fence with the help of
a gang member.
Timothy, who gained entry into the house at about 10am, was
said to have thrown one of his crutches into the compound
and used the other one to leap over the fence.
Having succeeded in jumping into the compound, the suspect
allegedly broke the bulglary proof in one of the windows with
a stick and gained access into the Oluwa’s sitting room.
As he was ransacking the house for money and other valuables,
he heard a noise outside the compound. Suspecting that the
owners of the house had returned, ended his operation abruptly
and limped out of the house. Outside a crowd was waiting for
him.
Timothy disclosed that it was the crowd that alerted policemen
from Idimu police station. On the allegation that his amputated
leg might have been the wages of his crimmal act, he said
it was as a result of a fatal accident he had in Mushin area
of Lagos two years ago.
He said he was forced to steal when he fell victim to fraudsters,
who he said, duped him of N202,000, when he wanted to exchange
genuine naira notes for counterfeits.
Timothy said he dropped out from Primary Five because of lack
of money, having lost his parents. He described his arrest
as an act of God, saying, “that is how God wants it,
He doesn’t want me to continue stealing.
He appealed to the police to temper justice with mercy, vowing
not to steal again. |
