The Ekiti State police command has arrested one Efoghae Friday, 21, for stealing and selling a pair of panties belonging to a grandmother, Modupe Adekoya, residing at 15, Olorunsogo Street, Basiri, Ado Ekiti.

The 21-year-old man, who confessed to the crime said one yet to be identified boy told him to steal the underwear and promised him N2,000 as a reward.

According to DailyPost, the police said that Friday stole the old woman’s panties which were hung to dry under the sun.

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Madam Adekoya, while explaining her ordeal said: “I know Friday very well as he usually comes to assist me in doing some domestic chores at home. To appreciate him, I use to give him meals but I never thought he could do this.

“I had washed my pants and put two of them out to dry at about 3am on June 10, at the corridor in my house. But when I went to remove it the next morning, I found out that one was missing, then I raised the alarm.

“After series of investigations, a relative who suspected Friday called him and they urged him to confess promising not to be angry with him. He did eventually confessed to stealing the underwear and that was when we invited the police to arrest him.

“When he was arrested, he took the police to the house of some three boys he claimed one of them had asked him to fetch the underwear and promised to give him N2,000.”

The suspect and three others arrested in connection with the crime have been transferred to the New Iyin police station on Bank Road, Ado Ekiti.

The family of Madam Adekoya have since hired a lawyer, Layi Obisesan, to ensure that the matter is pursued to a logical conclusion.