A female undergraduate identified as Maria from a popular
university in the Niger Delta region was yesterday given 36 strokes of cane for
allegedly stealing a bowl of tomato seed at the popular Ogbeogonogo Market in
Asaba, Delta State.
Eyewitnesses said the lady, who was accompanied by one of her
class mates to the market to buy seed tomato in preparation for her birthday
celebration today, was allegedly caught while taking the bowl away without
payment.
LEADERSHIP SUNDAY gathered that the suspect had excused her
friend on the spot to buy other things for the birthday when she unsuspectingly
picked the bowl of the tomato out and after a period of time of search by the
seller, she was found with the missing bowl.
The tomato seller’s persistent shout for help allegedly
attracted the attention of other traders, who helped her to catch the suspect,
who was attempting to board a car with the bowl of tomato.
When the undergraduate saw that the game was up, she
allegedly dumped the tomato bowl into the gutter, an action that drew the anger
of other traders.
Upon interrogation, it was gathered that the dazed suspect could
only say: “Madam, I am sorry, I never knew I took it along,” claiming that it
was “the devil’s work.”
The suspect, who claimed to be solely responsible for her
education after the death of her parents, was allegedly given 36 strokes of
cane by the angry mob, who threatened to burn her alive but for the
intervention of local security agents.
Only last Tuesday, a housewife was beaten to coma for stealing
pants at the same market.
Source: Leadership
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