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Retired Police Officer Arrested For Stealing Goats To Celebrate Late Mom’s Remembrance In Benue

A retired Deputy Superintendent of Police identified as Godwin Abah, also known as Goddy Mopol, has been arrested alongside two others for stealing a goat in Owukpa, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State.

According to Idoma Voice, DSP Godwin allegedly sent ‘his boys’ to steal some goats for him to mark his mother’s one year remembrance.

The two boys ran out of of luck as they they were caught by local vigilante who beat them mercilessly and paraded them including the retired officer.

It was gathared that the vigilante members subsequently handed the three suspects to Orokam divisional police headquarters for further prosecution.

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KanyiDaily had also reported how a 32-year-old dismissed soldier, Yemi Ayeni, was arrested after he was caught on camera beating up a female police officer who was controlling traffic at a bus-stop in Lagos state.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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