Wednesday 17 January 2018

Police says man disguises as 'mad man' arrested with toy gun, PoS, phone, two ID

A twenty five years old, suspected robber, Olayinka Ogundamiro, who allegedly disguised as a mentally derailed person, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police.
Ogundamiro was arrested on Monday in Ikeja area of Lagos State, with two bags containing a Tecno phone, a PoS terminal, tokens, a toy gun, a bunch of keys, a live tortoise and a laptop charger, among others.According to a report by PUNCH Metro, residents of the area became suspicious of Ogundamiro’s movements around the neighborhood and alerted the police and he was consequently arrested.

He reportedly threw away a SIM card found on him as some policemen approached the area to arrest him.
Ogundamiro was paraded on Tuesday at the state police command headquarters in Ikeja by the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi.
A policeman from the station, who was at the parade, said several calls had come into the suspect’s Techno phone, saying he was merely pretending to be mad.
In an interview with newsmen, the suspect gave his personal details and insisted that he was not insane.
The suspect, who also identified himself as a Rastafarian, said the claim that he disguised as a mad man “was a big exaggeration.”
He, however, spoke incoherently afterwards.
The CP, Imohimi, said operatives swooped on Ogundamiro after closely observing him, adding that his display of lunacy was concocted.
He said, “A suspected robber who disguised around town as a mad man was caught on Monday around 3pm. When he was arrested and searched, the following items were recovered from him: a toy pistol, a PoS terminal, three tokens belonging to First Bank and Zenith Bank, two ID cards, a bunch of keys, a live tortoise, a Tecno phone, bangles, chains, a laptop charger and wristwatches.
“He could not give a satisfactory account of himself and why he had all the items in his possession. Investigation is ongoing and he will be charged to court.”

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