Monday, 9 November 2015

I consult my tortoise before going on operations – Armed robber confesses

One Aliu Nasim, self-acclaimed leader of a notorious armed robbery gang, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the Kogi State Police Command.

The culprit, who confessed that he got his power from a magical tortoise and consults the tortoise before embarking on operations, told Daily Sun that he sometimes takes the magical tortoise with him for operations.

According to reports, Nasim, who hails from Agheva Obehi­ra in Okehi Local Government Area of the state, was arrested with the fetish tortoise after several months of trailing his movements.

Nasim said he had operated for more than 12 times with the magical tortoise but expressed surprise how the operatives of SARS arrested him cheaply.

He said, “Yes, I am a leader of a robbery gang which robbed on major highways in Kogi and Edo States.
“We have operated more than 12 times successfully without being caught and the success of these robberies was as a result of the protection of this tortoise,” he added.

“Anytime I wanted to go for robbery operation, I would consult the tortoise who will tell me whether the robbery would be successful or not. After saying some incantations to it, the tortoise would speak and tell me to go or not to go.

“In serious operations, I would hang the tortoise on my chest, covering it with my shirt and anytime I did that, it helped to protect me from bullets. No enemy’s bullets can hit me any time I hang it on my chest, he said.

Speaking further, Nasim touched the tortoise and said, “But you my great magical tortoise, you failed to tell me that the police were around the corner of my house, you failed to speak and you failed to give your usual signs.

“The culprit reportedly looked up and said, “It is now that I believe this adage ‘every day for the thief, one day for the owner.”

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