August 2013 ~ Impossible Minds

31 Aug 2013

MAN STEALS GOAT, STABS FATHER TO DEATH FOR NOT DEFENDING HIM

22:00

Harry

A 21 year old man, Samuel Eyo Nso, has stabbed his 78year old father, Chief Eyo Nsa, to death at Eseko village, Creek town in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state.

His reason: the late father allegedly refused to defend him after he was caught stealing a neighbour’s goat.

The incident happened on Children’s Day when Samuel decided to celebrate the day with a goat stolen from a neighbor, Otabong matthew, with which he prepared papper soup to entertain his friends

“when Otabong discovered that evening that one of his goats was missing, he searched everywhere for it and someone told him that he saw Samuel with a goat earlier in the day and had slaughtered it to prepare pepper soup for his friends to celebrate the Children Day”, Alex Edet, a Creek Town youth told Vanguard.

The Revelation, our source said, made Otabong to report the matter to Samuel’s father that his goats were always missing and that someone had told him that his goats were always mission and that someone had told him Samuel stole his goat to celebrate the Children’s Day. He demanded payment for his goat.

“chief Nsa was tired of appearing in the village square to defend his son and to pay fines for things he kept stealing and, therefore, told the owner of the goat to report the matter to the police”, our source said.

According to Edet, after Otobong left the old man’s premises and was on his way to the police station, Samuel who was hiding behind the window listening to the discussion, suddenly appeared, accusing his parents of not defending him and threatened to deal with them.

Afraid that the boy would carry out his threat, his mother escaped, while Samuel allegedly gave her a hot chase brandishing a machete but when he got to a point where he met some youths decided to return to the house to attack his aged father who was said to be old and almost blind.

“He inflicted several machete cuts on the Old man who died on the spot and swore not to spare his mother.” Vanguard was told

Samuel later attempted to escape as he fled into the bush but was apprehended by some youths in the area.

“we gave him a hot chase and got hold of him in the Creek town forest and handed him over to the police at the Odukpani police division,” said one of the youths.

He was after his arrest transferred to the state police Headquarters in Calabar.

The police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Mr. John Umoh, said the suspect would be charged to court.

GOAT RUPTURED UNCOVERED

20:30

Harry

Residents of Enyitsewdo, a suburb of Cape Coast, recently refused to heed pleas of passerby and onlookers to spare the life of an unidentified man who was caught stealing a pregnant goat.

The irate residents beat the thief, believed to be in his early thirties, until he collapsed and became helpless.

According to the residents, their action was necessitated by the fact that stealing had become very rampant in the area, creating on insecure atmosphere so that they could not sleep in peace.

They added that that the stealing of goats had been going on for some time, prompting the creation of a watch dog committee to look into the issue.

Around 2:00 a.m. on that day, a strange noise was heard in the area, attracting some curious residents to look ascertain what was going on.

The residents said that the noise wake up many people who chanced upon the thief trying to smuggle the pregnant goat out of the area.

They said the thief had already succeeded in killing the pregnant goat and was prepared to carry it away when they got to the scene.

According to the residents, they decided to take him to the police but the thief attempted to flee, compelling them to unleash their anger on him.

Some concerned citizens and onlookers said that they had called the police several times to come to the rescue of the thief, but all their attempts proved futile as the police had not reported at the scene as of 10:00am.

Residents continued to beat the thief even though he was unconscious. He was stripped naked, tied to the dead pregnant goat and left in the middle of the road in the scorching sun.

MAN CHARGED USING TOILET PAPER

20:30

Harry

Azimbabwean man has been charged for allegedly using President Robert Mugabe’s election campaign poster as toilet paper, local media reported.

Takura Mufumisi, 26, from the southern city of Masvingo, is said to have taken the paper with him to a bar lavatory.

An informant reportedly spotted him tearing up the poster with Mugabe’s image while inside the lavatory and made a citizen’s arrest.

“Public prosecutor Mukai Mutumbe told the court that on July 24 this year, Mufumisi entered Landmark bar in the city with the intention to relieve himself in the bar toilets,” the paper reported.

HOW WE THIEF GOAT

16:30

Harry

Two out of six men who have specialized in stealing sheep and goats of people within Kade, Abriem and its environs in the Eastern region, have been arrested by the police.

The men were arrested by a team of police personnel led by DSP Samuel Ntosoh at Nsawam near the Nsawam Prisons, upon a tipoff.

They are Yaw Koranteng, 30 and Kwame Osei, 32. ASP S. Addom, who narrated the incident to Daily Guide, said on January 20, 2012, around 8:00am, the Nsawam police were tipped off that a Nissan Urvan mini bus registered GS 3266-10 and driven by Yaw Adjei, with passengers on board, was carrying prohibited goods.

A team of police personnel led by a senior police officer was dispatched to the scene and intercepted the vehicle near the Nsawam prisons.

When a search was conducted on the bus, five fertilizer sacks were found with goats and three sheep carcasses in them.

Upon interrogation, the passengers named Yaw Koranteng and kwame Osei as owners of the sacks.

Further investigations revealed that the men, together with four others, had stolen a number of sheep and goats from victim at Abriem around 3:30am of January 20, 2012.

Upon getting to kade, eight of the animal had died and so the two suspects stayed behind to prepare them so they could later transport them to Accra and sell them to food vendors.

The ring leader, Alhaji Bolaji, had transported the remaining live animals to Accra aboard a kia truck.

The two suspects have since been sent to court and charged with possessing stolen property.

The police are however looking for suspect Alhaji Bolaji…By Linda Tenyah

House wife pleads guilty of attempt to steal goats

A housewife, Omolara Jimah, 39, recently appeared in an Omu-Aron Area Court for alleged attempt to steal some goats.

Jimoh, who lives in Latinwo area of Omu-Aran is standing trial on one-count of attempted stealing.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Adeola Adeboye, told the court that the accused attempted to steal some goats at Oke-Esa Compound, Omu-Aran, at 6:00am. On April 24.

He said that the accused had on the said date engaged a boy, whose name he did not disclose, to assist her to catch the goats, which belonged to one Mrs Racheal James.

Adeboye added that jimoh was found in possession some ropes, a torch light and some sacks to aid her illegal action. The prosecutor said that James, who noticed suspicious moment around the goats, promptly raised on alarm which led to the arrest of Jimoh by a member of the town vigilance group.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 95 of the Penal Code. The accused, who did not have legal representation during the trial, however, pleaded guilty to the charge.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused, in her confessional statement in court, blamed the act on the devil.

She told the court that she had intended using the proceeds from the sale of the goat to settle “an old debt.”

“Although this is my second time of stealing goats, my intention was to settle an debt which had hooked my neck,” Jimoh said.

The Judge, Mr Abolade Banigbe granted bail to the accused in the sum of N50, 000, with one surely in like sum.