A 19-year-old girl, Zinatu Abubakar, who allegedly drugged a
commercial motorcycle operator aka. okada rider and attempted to snatch his
motorcycle, has been arrested by the Police in Katsina.
A statement signed by the command’s Public Relations
Officer, Gambo Isa, made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina, said the
suspect belonged to a syndicate operating in the state, NAN reports.
Isa said the suspect drugged a motorcyclist, Gide Wada, who
was conveying her from Kofar-Kaura to Sokoto Rima Quarters in Katsina
metropolis.
The police spokesman said Wada had to park his motorcycle
when he started becoming drowsy after he ate a piece of chocolate the suspect
gave to him as they were moving to her destination.
According to him, it was after the victim parked the
motorcycle that he became unconscious and the suspects’ accomplices, one
Abubakar and Chairman, now at large, attempted to snatch the motorcycle.
He explained that the accomplices ran into the bush when the
condition of the motorcyclist attracted the attention of people nearby, who
apprehended Zinatu and handed her over to the police.
Isa claimed that the suspect had confessed to have been
committing such offence in Kaduna and Kano states, adding that the police were
on the trail of her accomplices.
He advised Okada riders and commercial drivers not to take
food from people they know nothing about, so as not to become victims of
robbery.
Why did he accept chocolate from a stranger?
Maybe he assumed she was trying to get fresh with him... That apart, people can be careless.
Years ago, I was on a travel bus where people kept buying snacks at every stop and sharing with each other. I was amused and also scared for them. Greed kills.
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