A teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing a pair of female underwear in Odoakpu, Onitsha, Anambra State.
The suspect, Chinonye Okorie, 19, an indigene of Mbaitolu in Imo State was apprehended with the pant by the police.
Parading the suspect yesterday at the police headquarters in Amawbia, spokesman Haruna Mohammed said the suspect stole the underwear for alleged ritual.
He said: “At about 6:48am, detectives attached to the Central Police Station (CPS), Onitsha arrested Chinonye Okorie, male, aged 19, of Ogbaku in Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo State.
“The suspect allegedly stole a female pant washed and spread on a rope at 21, Umuna Street, Odoakpu, Onitsha in Anambra State.
“He intended to sell the pant to-yet-to-be-identified persons at the rate of N80,000 for alleged ritual.”
Mohammed added that the pant was recovered from the suspect as exhibit.
He said efforts were on to arrest fleeing accomplices.
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“The command implores the public to be vigilant and report to the nearest police station any suspicious person or persons roaming their vicinity for prompt action, in order to prevent this new trend of crime in the society,” Mohammed added.
