A notorious burglar, identified as
Samson Ugbusun, has been arrested after he made love overtures to the
daughter of one of his victims. Samson, a bricklayer, had stolen two
mobile phones from his victims after breaking into their homes at Etete
in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. After the successful operation, he
called a number belonging to the daughter of one of his victim and
invited her to spend the night at his apartment, the Nation reports Samson was nabbed after the girl, who had played along, revealed his whereabouts. Speaking to newsmen after his arrest,
Samson said he took to crime to raise money to carry out the burial
ceremony of his late father. According to him, “I stole handsets at
Etete, through the window around 11pm. I removed the handset through the
window of the house by tearing the net. This is my first time.”“I saw her (victim’s daughter) number on
the phone I stole. I called the girl and told her that I love her. She
came and spent the night with me and went back to school.
