I am not a criminal, I only steal vehicles parts’~suspect

Firstclass newsline gathered that the police in Lagos have apprehended
a suspected thief, Daniel Ekwerekwu, for allegedly stealing and
selling vehicles spare parts.
Firstclass newsline gathered that Ekwerekwu, who hails from Anambra
State, was arrested in a residential estate in the Ifako Gbagada area
on May 5, while allegedly committing the act.
Firstclass newsline learnt that he was rounded up by local security
men in the estate before he was handed over to the Ifako Police
Division.
It was learnt that Ekwerekwu was thereafter transferred to the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, for further investigation.
The police said they recovered stolen vehicle spare parts, including
brain boxes and pressing buttons, from the suspect's apartment.
Speaking with firstclass newsline, 43-year-old Ekwerekwu, said it was
after his business folded up that he took to stealing.
He said, "I came to Lagos in 1992. My business was booming until I met
one George who I lent N2.2m, but he failed to return the money.
"He ran way. I never saw him. I later went into selling second-hand
clothes. That business also crashed in 2014. It was when I went for a
friend's event in the Ejigbo area of Lagos that I met Segun.
"Segun said he would help me out of my misery. When I visited him at
his shop in Oshodi, I realised that he was a spare parts dealer. I did
not know they were stolen.
"He sold two brain boxes to me for N40,000, and I resold them for N70,000.
"He kept on selling to me, and I was reselling and making profit.
Later, he told me how he was doing it and asked me to join.
"I usually went into estates and target stationary vehicles; I don't rob.
"I used to make my move in the afternoon when there were a few persons
in the vicinity.
"Most times, I would steal brain boxes."
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the arrest.
He said, "The suspect drives a Hummer, and poses as a wealthy man to
deceive unsuspecting persons in the area.
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