Abdumalik Tijani, 18, did not waste time in exhibiting his criminal tendencies as he allegedly stole four laptops barely 24 hours after he was employed as a guard with the Christ-Cross security company.
He would have absconded with his loot, but for quick intervention of policemen attached to the Victoria Island Police station who were on a patrol operation and accosted him around 3am and asked him what he was carrying in his backpack.
Narrating how he was arrested, Tijani said: “I am from Kabba in Kogi
State. I came to Lagos and started attending church regularly. After
attending church for two weeks, the pastor noticed I was always begging
for money.
I was employed on Friday and was given orientation with a salary package of N18, 000 per month. I was deployed to the Trinity House on Victoria Island on Saturday but I had a strange urge to steal.
I already hatched a plan and when the three other guards on duty with me were fast asleep at midnight, I locked them up in the security room and went into the office where I stole four laptops. One Apple and three HPs laptops.
Trying to hide my crime, I called our supervisor on the telephone and told him that I was kidnapped on my way to buy food. I intended to sell one laptop for N10, 000 at Computer Village.
I started stealing since I was young. I would stand at the bus stop at Ilupeju area and snatch phones and handbags from women on bike. There was a day I was caught at Mushin area stealing phones and I was arrested and put behind the counter.
I lied to the police that my name was Tosin Daramola. I escaped from custody and went back to stealing. I cannot do without stealing. It’s like I am under an evil spell.” Tijani has now been charged to court and sentenced to three months in jail.
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