A suspected burglar has reportedly told Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives that arrested him that he pays N240,000.00 monthly as hotel bills.
Joseph David, 20, from Ekpoma in Edo State, was arrested in Ikeja around 4:40am. after he allegedly burgled two flats on Gbajobi Close, Balogun, Ikeja, and stole three laptops and five mobile phones.
David was on his way to his hotel located in Dopemu, where he has been lodging for over one month when he was intercepted by the RRS.
RRS investigations showed that there have been cases of breaking in around Gbajobi Close. The residents have reportedly lost valuables and cash to burglars.
In a statement, RRS claimed that David confessed that he has been lodging in hotels because he couldn’t live in his parents’ house because of the poverty stricken condition of the environment.
He was quoted as saying that he spent N8,000, per night on hotel, noting that he has spent over a month in the hotel.
He said: “I was returning to the hotel when I was accosted on Awolowo Way by RRS operatives and they stopped to check my bag. They found: 1 Mac laptop; two HP laptops, two iPhone 5; one blackberry classic and two Nokia Touch phones.
“The house I broke into is a two storey building behind Jabita Hotel in Balogun, Ikeja. I scaled its fence around 3a.m and I finished the operation around 4am. I have broken into some other houses in that area before, where I stole handsets and laptops. I am into ‘yahoo yahoo’ but money has not been forthcoming like before. I could barely make N100, 000 and N50, 000 like before. That is why I used to break in and steal to augment my earning.
“I stay in the hotel with my girlfriend and a couple of friends come around. Benjamin is the only buyer that I have. I have been an embarrassment to my parents”.
Benjamin Odinaka, 18, a phone repairer in Computer village, Ikeja, said: “I buy phones and laptops from him. I used to visit him in whatever hotel he lodges in to buy the stolen items.
“This is the third time that I would be buying laptops and phones from him. I have bought more than seven laptops and several phones. The last time I bought a Mac laptop, an HP laptop, an iphone 5 and a Blackberry phone from him.”
A man whose belongings were stolen, who simply identified himself as Daniel said: “Break in has been going on in the close for quite some time now. Daily, we hear report of burglars in houses around us. We don’t know this guy and we have not met him before”.
Police spokesperson Dolapo Badmos said the suspects have been transferred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SAS) for more investigation.
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