A trained vehicle panel beater in Abia state, Uche Udoma who was arrested by the Umuahia Central Police, said he had been without work for a long time, hence resorted to robbery to raise money in order to save his son who was seriously sick.<\/p>\n
He said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a car panel beater and I have not done any job for some time now, even when my son became sick and was hospitalised and I needed some money to pay his bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was what led me into stealing. I broke into my neighbour\u2019s house and stole her Plasma television, but I was caught in the act and the television set was collected back from me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was arrested by operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit attached to the Umuahia Central Police Station after they received a distress call from Dr. Chioma Okoli, who owned the house that was being burgled by the suspect at Amakama Housing Estate in Umuahia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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