“I can pick people’s pockets with my head” ―Pickpocket

“I am an expert in stealing, I can use my head to steal anything.” These were the words of a notorious pick pocket, who was a few days ago arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos.

The suspect, popularly known as Dayo Skippo told police interrogators that he was an expert in stealing and his colleagues respected him for his skills and dexterity.

The suspect was arrested at Ikeja-Under-Bridge and he told RRS decoy team in an interrogation that he had been in the act for a long time.

He however, blamed the current economic situation in the country for his involvement in crime.

The suspect, a secondary school drop-out further explained that all he needed to do is to have the slightest physical contact with his victim and their valuables are gone.

“I can use my head to remove anything from your body. I will just pretend as if I know you somewhere and in the process of giving you salutations, your item is gone”, he confessed.

Dayo also confessed that he doesn’t perpetrate the theft alone and that he worked with some members of his group just in case the victim becomes suspicious, they would quickly swing into action.

One of his victims who narrated his encounter with the suspect, said “I went to Ikeja Computer Village to see a friend of mine, after seeing him on my way to the bus park I just saw someone hugged me from behind and later apologized to me.”

The victim added that, “I told him I didn’t know him; before I could look around again, I discovered my phone was gone already and the guy was nowhere to be found.”

“I went back to my friend’s shop almost immediately to track my iPhone and the location I saw was that my phone was already in Lagos Island,” the victim also added.

The suspect however, appealed during the interrogation to be given a second chance to turn a new leaf swearing that he will never go back to the act.

The image maker in charge of the state police command, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police confirmed the arrest of the suspect to Metro.

He also added that the suspect had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti for further investigations.