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Man Using Tricycle To Rob Arrested In Bayelsa

One Thankgod Godwin has been apprehended for using his tricycle (Keke NAPEP) to commit crimes in the Bayelsa metropolis.

He is known for using his tricycle to dispossess commuters of their belongings

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested by Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Service in Yenagoa.

He was arrested on Monday morning at the popular Tombia-Etegwe Roundabout after being identified by a victim he robbed.

The Chairman of the vigilantes, Doubiye Alagba, said the suspect was arrested after he was identified and trailed by a victim he had stolen a phone from last week on the Alamieyeseigha Expressway in Yenagoa.

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He said the suspect had already confessed to the crime and disclosed that he had been in the business of pickpocketing for months after learning the illegal “business” from one Keme who escaped from the Keke before Godwin’s arrest.

He said four phones and some cash were recovered from him.

City & Crime learned that the suspect has since been handed over to the Ekeki Division of the state police command for further investigation.

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