By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
Youths of Karaworo Community in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, have apprehended a 44-year-old serial goat thief, Abdulraman Aliyu, for stealing a goat.
The NationalWatch Tv gathered that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after he had succeeded in killing the goat he stole.
According to reports, the community intercepted Aliyu who specialises in stealing their livestock which included goats at midnight and sell them at cheaper rates to his customers.
“It was at the point of putting them in a Sack bag, that one of the youths in the community saw him and raised the alarm.
Investigations revealed that in the past few weeks, there had been repeated complaints from residents in the area over their livestocks missing.
A member of the community who did not want his name in print told our correspondent that Aliyu always operate at midnight and sell the goats at cheaper rates to his customers who resell the butchered goats at various markets.
The suspect confessed, “I usually attack streets where there are large flocks of goats and I carry out the operations mostly at nights.”
It was learnt that many of the goats always disappear whenever they get to mature stage.
Reports indicated that the suspected thief has been handed over to security agents and he would be charged to Court after completion of investigation.
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