CITIZENS COMPASS —The Lagos State Police Command has exposes the new tactics adopted by criminals to steal rice from unsuspecting traders.
According to spokesperson of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who exposed the tactics on his X Handle popularly known as Twitter, on weekend,, urged traders to take note of these and guide against them.
“Traders, this is for you. Something happened for the umpteenth time yesterday. Someone approached a rice seller with a minor to buy bags of rice. He ‘discovered’ he forgot his money at home and left his little ‘brother’ behind as assurance that he was not running away. He went away with two bags of rice. After hours of waiting, the seller asked the minor left behind to take him to ‘their’ house.
“The minor denied knowing the man, saying, ‘He just saw me on the road and asked me to escort him to buy something.’ The seller took him home all all the same. Meanwhile, the minor’s parents were already going through trauma looking for him.
“Traders, beware! Insist that they leave with their brother or sister and bring the money before they can take any item.”
Reacting to the post, a user with the username BlessedOdoba stated, “Police always give warnings, but our hatred for the police blinds our eyes from the warnings.
