A suspected burglar, who was apprehended by the men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command over the weekend, has narrated how he spends an average of N8,000 daily in hotel bills.
The suspect, 20-year-old Joseph David, who hails from Edo State was picked up on Saturday by the policemen after robbing a building in the Ikeja area of the metropolis.
He was on his way back to his hotel in the Dopemu area of the state when he was caught with 1 Apple Mac laptop; two HP laptops, two iPhone 5; one blackberry classic and two Nokia Touch phones, The Guardian reports.
In his confessional statement to the police, David said: “I was returning to the hotel when I was accosted on Awolowo Way by RRS operatives and they stopped to check my bag. They found: 1 Mac laptop; two HP laptops, two iPhone 5; one blackberry classic and two Nokia Touch phones.”
“The house I broke into is a two-storey building behind Jabita Hotel in Balogun, Ikeja. I scaled its fence around 3.00 a.m. and I finished the operation around 4.00 a.m. I have broken into some other houses in that area before, where I stole handsets and laptops. I am into ‘yahoo yahoo’ but money has not been forthcoming like before. I could barely make N100,000 and N50,000 unlike before. That is why I used to break in and steal to augment my earning.”
His accomplice in Computer Village, Ikeja, to whom he sells the stolen items, has been arrested, while the case has been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SAS).
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.