Priscilla Ofunre, Ado-Ekiti
A young man, identified as Efoghae Friday, 21, has confessed to stealing an underwear belonging to an old woman, Modupe Adekoya, who lives in a three-bedroom apartment on No. 15, Olorunsogo Street, Basiri, Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The Nigerian Xpress gathered that policemen attached to the Irewolede Police Station arrested, on Tuesday afternoon, following a report that was made by one of the relatives of the victim whose underpants had been stolen.
Friday and three others apprehended in connection with the crime were later transferred to the New Iyin police station on Bank Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, same day.
According to police source, the suspect confessed to committing the crime by going to steal the underwear on the line where two of them belonging to the old woman were hung to dry.
Narrating her ordeal to newsmen, Madam Adekoya said, “I know Friday very well as he usually comes to assist me in doing some domestic chores at home.
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“To appreciate him, I use to give him meals but I never thought he could do this.
“I had washed my pants and put two of them out to dry about 3:00a.m, on June 10, at the corridor in my house.
“But when I went to remove it the next morning, I found out that one was missing, then I raised the alarm.
“After series of investigations, a relative who suspected Friday called him and they urged him to confess promising not to be angry with him.
“He did eventually confess to stealing the underwear and that was when we invited the police to arrest him.
“When he was arrested, he took the police to the house of some three boys he claimed one of them had asked him to fetch the underwear and promised to give him N2,000,” she said.
The family of Madam Adekoya has since hired a lawyer, Layi Obisesan, to ensure that the matter is pursued to a logical conclusion.
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The family is also demanding that the police investigate the matter to the latter, charge Friday and others to court and also ensure that Madam Adekoya’s underwear is recovered.
Obisesan, who spoke on their behalf said: “We want the police to charge the case to court since Friday has made confessions that he stole the underwear.
“He even gave the colour of the underwear he stole which was identified as Madam Adekoyas.
“He also gave the location from where he stole it. He said he was asked to bring the underwear by one Enyinma who lives around Irewolede area of Basiri in Ado-Ekiti.”
