29-year old man arrested for stealing lady's phone in church 1
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29-year old man arrested for stealing lady’s phone in church

A 29-year old man, Chikwado Chukwu has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Huawai Medipad T3 phone valued at N80,000 at the Catholic Chapel Retreat Centre Okpuno Awka, Anambra State.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect stole the phone from where it was plugged for charging during church service.

He said the suspect later sold the phone to one Osoko Chukwuka at the rate of N10,000.

He said, “On Friday 19th June 2020, Police detectives attached to ‘B’ Division Awka arrested one Osoko Chukwuka ‘m’ aged 42years of Amede village, mgbakwu with a Huawai Medipad T3 phone valued at eighty thousand naira {#80,000} reasonably suspected to have been stolen.

“Preliminary investigation on the 20/6/2020 further led to the arrest of the principal suspect, one Valentine Chikwado Chukwu ‘m’ aged 29years of Umuozu Ngugo village in Ikeduru LGA of Imo State but reside at Amezika village Mgbakwu .

“Suspect confessed to have stolen the phone on the 28th May 2020, at the Catholic Chapel Retreat Centre Okpuno Awka, from where the owner, Barr Ijeoma Igbokwe, plugged it for charging in the church during service and sold the phone at the rate of Ten thousand (#10,000) Naira only.

“Case will be charged to court for prosecution.”

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