A suspected phone thief just made Police Job easier for them as he happily took victorious selfie and post it on his Victim's Instgarm Account. The Lagos State Police as so far
trail the suspected burglar.
The command is working on the lead that
the suspect, whose name had yet to be identified, mistakenly posted the
picture with one of the phones reportedly stolen from the victim, Sam
Abimbola.
it was learnt that the
suspect had sneaked into the victim’s residence on Ago Palace Way,
Okota, Lagos, at about 3am on Tuesday, carting away phones, a laptop and
a passport.
The burglar was said to have gained entry into the apartment through the kitchen.
He also reportedly made away with
Abimbola’s wife’s jewellery and the identity card of his sister-in-law,
who lived with the family.
While lamenting the loss, Abimbola
reportedly got a call at about 7am from a friend, who alerted him to a
picture posted with one of the stolen phones on his (Abimbola’s)
Instagram page.
Abimbola told our correspondent that he
had woken up around 5am to prepare for work when he discovered the house
had been burgled.
He said, “I slept around 2am on that day
and my sister-in-law woke me up around 5am, saying that her bag was
scattered in the living room. That was when I discovered that a burglar
had entered into my apartment. He cut through the window and got access
into the house through the kitchen.
“He entered into my bedroom, stole my
passport, laptop, two phones – a Samsung Note 5 and a Samsung tablet –
my sister-in-law’s ID card and her money. The burglar also stole my
wife’s accessories and took some bottles of water from the fridge.
“I don’t know the extent of what was
stolen from my wife’s valuables because she was not around. He ransacked
a bag where my credentials were but fortunately, he didn’t go with
them.
“Around 7am, he mistakenly posted his
picture on my Instagram account with my phone. I am sure he must have
used the phone to take the picture.
“I have reported to the police at the
Ago Palace division and some of the policemen said he was a known face
at a joint in the area.”
The sister-in-law, who did not want her name in print, urged the police to track down the suspect and bring him to book.
“I am certain he was the one who
attacked our house. He could not have sold the phone to somebody before
7am when he posted the picture,” she added.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the burglary to our correspondent,
said the police were on the trail of the suspect.
Badmos, a Superintendent of Police,
added that the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had instructed the
division to transfer the case to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at the
command headquarters in Ikeja.
She said, “The victim reported the
matter at the station and the police will ensure that the suspect is
tracked down. The CP has instructed that the case should be transferred
to SARS in Ikeja for discreet investigation.”
Phone thief posts selfie on victim’s Instagram
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