Otumokpo Things: The Tortoise I Consult Failed To Tell Me Police Were Around – Robbery Suspect

 A leader of a notorious band of armed robbers has been arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Kogi State police command after several months on the trail.

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Nasim Aliu, who was arrested by the operatives with a fetish tortoise, said he had operated for more than 12 times with the magical tortoise but was surprised how the operatives of SARS arrested him so easily.

According to Daily Sun, the young man from Agheva Obehira in Okehi Local Government Area of the state said: “Yes, I am a leader of a robbery gang which robbed on major highways in Kogi and Edo States, we had operated for more than 12 times Successfully without being caught and the success of these robberies was as a result of the protection of this tortoise.
“Anytime I wanted to go for robbery operation, I would consult the tortoise who will tell me whether the robbery would be successful or not. After saying some incantation to it, the tortoise would speak and tell me to go or not to go.
“In serious operation, I would hang the tortoise on my chest, covering it with my shirt and anytime I did that ,it helped to protect me from bullets. No enemy’s bullets can hit me any time I hang it on my chest.”
Aliu who looked dissapointed, touched the tortoise in the presence of pressmen and said, “but you my great magical tortoise, you failed to tell me that the police were around the corner of my house, you failed to speak and you failed to give your usual signs.” He looked up and said: “It is now that I believe this adage ‘every day for the thief, one day for the owner.”

Confirming the arrest, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu said Aliu and his gang members had been terrorising innocent motorists for a long time, saying they specialised in robbing along Lokoja/ Okene, and Okene/Auchi/ Benin high ways.

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The CP said the suspect had earlier been arrested but escaped from police custody and was one of the criminals that escaped a jail break at Kotonkarfi about two years ago.