Mehn! They say old habits die hard…A man surprised himself
recently by stealing a motorcycle just a day after he was released from a
prison after serving a five-year jail term. The 39-year-old man identified as Segun Adeleke has been
arrested for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist in Oyo town.
According to the Oyo State Police Commissioner, Leye
Oyebade, Adeleke was released from prison on November 4, 2015 and was arrested
during an unsuccessful robbery.
He said,
“The victim, Azeez Saheed, was robbed by the suspect while returning from his farm at Abu Village via Akinmorin, Oyo. The suspect barricaded the road with logs of wood waiting for the victim. He tried to overpower his victim by stabbing him with a broken bottle but despite his injury, the victim raised the alarm which eventually led to his arrest.”
The suspect, who said he regretted his action, confirmed
that he had served two jail terms of five years for robbery.
He said after his release, he had no relatives to assist him
financially and he had no other option but to return to his old ways. He
pleaded for mercy, saying it was poverty that led him to the crime.
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