MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police detectives from the Kwara State Command have arrested a man, Olatunji Taiwo, after he was allegedly caught with female pants, which he stole with charms he had procured to perform some rituals.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Taiwo, was caught with the items by the Police in Ilorin town, who were on routine “stop and search” duty on the road. He was found with the items, arrested immediately and detained at the station for interrogation.
During interrogation, as Taiwo was further searched, two female pants, alligator pepper, one horn of a ram and some black sands inside nylon were recovered from him.
According to the Police, Taiwo later confessed that he stole the pants on a rope at Eiyenkorin area of Ilorin, where the owner hung them and that he had wanted to use them for ritual purposes before he was apprehended by the Police on the way.
While he was in custody, he attempted to escape in order to avoid legal punishment before he was re-arrested and charged before the Ilorin Magistrates Court for conduct likely to cause breach of public peace and stealing of the pants.
When he was arraigned, the Court did not take his plea or grant him bail following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Ayeni Gbenga, who informed the Court of the motion ex parte attached to the Police report, asking the Court to grant the remand request contained in the motion.
Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, Monisola Kamson, granted the prosecutor’s application and ordered the defendant to be remanded in custody.
The matter was adjourned till 20th March, 2023, for mention.