An 18-year-old lady, Zinatu Abubakar, has been arrested by the police in Katsina for allegedly drugging a man in an attempt to steal his motorcycle.
Zinatu tricked the man into chewing a chocolate bar. In the long run, this made the victim become unconscious.
The suspect, who resides at Hayin Danmani Quarters, however, was a member of a syndicate specialised in trickery.
Meanwhile, Zinatu was arrested on Wednesday and has since then, undergoing interrogation.
He said, “On August 29, the command succeeded in arresting a female member of a notorious syndicate of motorcycle thieves. They specialised in deceiving unsuspecting motorcycle riders by offering them poisoned chocolates.
“, Nemesis caught up with one Zinatu Abubakar, ‘aged 18 years of Hayin Danmani Quarters, Kaduna State. She chattered a commercial motorcycle, ridden by one Gide Wada, aged 25 years, of Yarhaka village, Batagarawa LGA of Katsina State from Kofar Kaura to Sokoto Rima Quarters, Katsina township.â€
As a matter of fact, Zinatu offered a chocolate bar to the motorcyclist. On taking it, He fell off the motorcycle and became unconscious.
“In the meantime, With the good efforts of nearby Good Samaritans who witnessed the incident. The said suspect, Zinatu Abubakar, was arrested while her cohorts, one Abubakar and Chairman took to their heels and escaped.
“The suspect confessed to have used the same modus operandi in Kaduna, and Kano and robbed cyclists of their motorcycles. As a matter of fact, Effort is in top gear to arrest other members of the syndicate,†the police spokesman said.
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