21-year-old, Muhammed Umar, has been arrested by the police for making away with a tricycle that was leased to him at Bayan Tike, Kasuwan Kuturu in Mubi, Adamawa State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, who made this known said the suspect, who hails from Shuwari in a community called Old Maiduguri within the Borno State capital, confessed to the alleged crime
Umar confessed that he had made away with the tricycle after it was leased to him by a friend in Mubi last week, and was eventually arrested at Mararaba Mubi.
He said he had deceived his friend by telling him that a woman had requested him to convey her to a particular place in Mubi, and that she had promised to pay N2,000.
He said he had assured his friend that he would use the tricycle for 30 minutes only, and that on his return, he would give him N1, 500, and use the remaining N500 to buy food.
The suspect said that he, however, collected the tricycle and disappeared with it.
He pleaded for mercy, saying he had committed the act due to lack and pressure from his poor parents.
Speaking on the matter, the PPRO assured that the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution upon completion of investigation.
Nguroje called on the owner of the tricycle to report at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Command with the particulars of the tricycle to claim it.
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