Emmanuel Chinagorom, a robbery suspect in a Delta State town, has admitted that he turned to crime in order to give his mother a befitting funeral.
PUNCH Metro reports that when Chinagorom was apprehended by members of the Agbor Gha-Ihun Vigilante Group in Agbor, Delta State, he confessed to the crime.
The 24-year-old suspect was an expert in stealing important stuff like phones from Agbor and the surrounding areas.
According to reports, the guy was caught in the act at a nearby store and turned up to the vigilante group.
The suspect, who was born in Abia State, claimed to be an electrical technician by trade but chose to steal so he could give interviews.
The suspect was reportedly apprehended red-handed at a shop in the locality and was handed over to the vigilante group.
The suspect, who was born in Abia State, told reporters that he was an electrical technician by trade but chose to steal in order to give his deceased mother, “whose body is resting in the mortuary, a befitting funeral as the first son,” a proper burial.
“I enter stores pretending to be a customer, but my true intention was always to steal expensive stuff, such as phones. Before I was discovered, this is my first visit to Agbor, he declared.
Chinagorom further admitted that he collaborated with a northerner living in Asaba who purchased the stolen phones, saying that he made the decision to turn to theft because he lacked a helper to help him get started in life.
He begged for pardon and admitted that his involvement in criminal activity had made him look bad.
According to Comrade Monday Kiyem, the Head of the Agbor Gha-Ihun Vigilante, they “will continue to ensure that Agbor and its environs remain unsafe locations for criminals like the seized suspect.”
The vigilante chairman revealed that during their investigation, they found the suspect in possession of multiple phones and SIM cards for telecommunications and that many of his victims who were afterwards contacted reported that their phones had been taken from various locations.
“Some of the victims who live in Agbor have come to our office to identify their phones,” he added. “They’ve also described how the suspect entered their stores pretending to buy something, only to leave with their phones.”
“I’ll turn over Emmanuel to the police so they may investigate him further and arrest his gang mates who are escaping.”
Criminally inclined individuals are asked to leave Agbor immediately or prepare to face the wrath of the law when apprehended, according to Comrade Kiyem, the Governor of Delta State’s Special Assistant on Security.
