Crime

HIGH ON TRAMADOL! Man attempts to kidnap pharmacists, falls asleep at scene of operation in Ondo

Published

August 6, 2018

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have arrested a suspected kidnapper who fell asleep at the scene of a crime in Owo, Ondo State.

According to reports, the suspect and two other gang members had on Sunday 5th August 2018 attempted to kidnap the owner of Chinery Pharmacy.

Their potential victim, however, sighted them before they could enter his premises, raised an alarm and fled through the back door.

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Seeing that their mission has been busted, the trio stole the motorcycle of a customer they met in the Pharmacy. Two of the gang fled on the motorcycle they brought to the scene while the suspect attempted to flee on the stolen bike. He, however, fell off the bike and slept off.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, said the suspect was arrested at the scene while still sleeping.

Joesph paraded the suspect, who was still sleeping, at the Police Headquarters in Akure on Monday.

He explained that two of the kidnappers escaped with the motorcycle which they brought to the scene of the operation while the arrested suspect mounted on the stolen motorcycle.

He said

“The arrested suspect tried to go away with the motorcycle but stumbled while he was trying to ride the motorcycle and he was apprehended and had been sleeping ever since then.

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The suspect was said to have slept for more than 24 hours after his arrest while a 400mg tablet of tramadol was recovered from his pocket.

Joseph said

“A gang of kidnappers entered Chinery Pharmacy shop on the 5th August 2018, with the intention of kidnapping the pharmacist, who on sighting them with arms, escaped through the back exit door.

“The robbers later came out of the shop and at gunpoint collected one Boxer Bajaj motorcycle from one Daodu Wale who arrived the chemist to buy drugs.

“Two of the robbers escaped with the bike while one of them who attempted to escape with the motorcycle but however stumbled and fell and was overpowered.

He said that

“one locally cut to size locally made barrel was recovered from him while search conducted on him and a 400mg tablet of tramadol was recovered from his pocket.”