Naija News
A suspected thief, Hamza Usman, 31 who had broken into a mosque in Kebbi State to steal was caught and arrested after he became tired and fell asleep.
According to Yakubu, via his Facebook page, the suspect from Maidahini village was caught in the early hours of Friday, July 30, with multiple handsets at Bayan Kara, Birnin Kebbi.
Hamza confessed that he was in the company of two others (now at large) and they have been stealing phones at night in houses when owners had gone to bed.
Sharing the photo, he wrote;
‘CAUGHT RED HANDED
Hamza Usman, 31, from Maidahini village was caught in the early hours of today with multiple handsets at Bayan Kara, Birnin Kebbi.
He claimed that he was in the company of two others (now at large) who have been stealing phones at night in houses when people had gone to bed.
He went into a mosque at night after scaling walls of some houses and stealing phones and was about stealing gadgets when he suddenly fell asleep. He was arrested when worshippers began trooping in for early morning prayers. He has since been handed over to police authorities.’
This news originally appeared in Naija News.
