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Police arraign suspected pickpocket in Lagos

The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 22-year-old suspected pickpocket, Abeeb Oladimeji, who made away with a cell phone worth N45, 000. Oladimeji, who lives at 22, Odoru Street, Obale, Ikorodu, Lagos state, was charged with conspiracy and theft before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court. The defendant however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge. […]
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How to identify a pickpocket in action

Many attend events but come out with drawn faces at the end of the day. Many set out to work in the morning, but, arrive with tearful eyes, courtesy of pickpockets! How do you escape the snare of the sticky-fingered villains? FUNMI SALOME JOHNSON reports. It was a carnival-like wedding ceremony: the daughter of a […]