Man, 59, Arrested For Burgling Dead Woman’s Shop & Carting Away Goods

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A 59-year old man, Folorunso Ilori, has been arrested in Lagos for doing unthinkable after a woman, Mrs. Marian Abdulsalam, died in their neighborhood, he secretly went and burgled her shop and carted away goods worth about N1m and escaped.

P.M.EXPRESS reports the incident happened at Ogundare Street, Oke Odo area of Lagos, where the shop is located.

The Police alleged that the victim, late Mariam Abdulsalam, fell sick and died in the process and while people were grieving over her death and were making arrangements for her burial, unknown to their neighbours that the suspect had another thing in his mind.

The suspect, Ilori, who pretended to be mourning her, secretly burgled the shop, carted away her wares and escaped.

When the relations of the deceased went to the shop in the morning, they discovered that the shop was burgled and items inside carted away.

While the neighbours were wondering how robbers burgled the shop, information leaked that it was Ilori that allegedly burgled the shop and carted away the goods.

The matter was reported to the Police and he was arrested.

After interrogation and having been found culpable, he was charged before Ogba Magistrates Court for burglary and stealing.

He pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove he actually committed the alleged offence.

Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Layinka, granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum.

He was remanded in Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions while the matter was adjourned till 7th October, 2021, for mention.