The Edo State Police Command has arrested a notorious burglar, Ugbusun Samson, after he fell in love with the daughter of one of his victims.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Abiodun Osifo, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Friday, said Samson, a bricklayer, had stolen two mobile phones from his victims after breaking into their homes at Etete in Oredo Local Government Area of the state.
Samson, confessing before newsmen at the state Police headquarters, said he took to crime to raise money to carry out the burial ceremony of his late father.
He disclosed that after the successful operation, he called a number belonging to the daughter of one of his victim and invited her to spend the night at his apartment.
The unnamed lady complied and Samson was eventually apprehended after the girl later revealed his whereabouts.
Samson said, “I stole handsets at Etete, through the window around 11pm. I removed the handset through the window of the house by tearing the net. This is my first time.
“I saw her (victim’s daughter) number on the phone I stole. I called the girl and told her that I love her. She came and spent the night with me and went back to school.
“The police came to my hideout the following day and fished me out,” he added.
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