Father, Mother, Son, Girlfriend Arrested For Theft

The suspects and the stolen properties at the police station in Lagos.

Dedeigbo Ayodeji

A couple, Mr and Mrs Uroye Teddy, their son, Tega Teddy and his girlfriend, Karima Edom have been arrested by the police at Langbasa, Ajah, Lagos southwest Nigeria, for burglary and theft.

They were arrested for stealing a car and household items worth millions of Naira from the residence of Mrs Folashade Odunuga at 8, Ade Onitiri, Harmony Estate, Langbasa, Ajah.

Odunuga, it was learnt, was on a three-month vacation which commenced on May 27, 2018, when the burglary took place.

little did she know that her apartment would be broken into and her household property including her car, stolen by eighteen-year-old Tega Teddy aided by his parents Mr. Uroye Teddy, 45 years old and his mother Mrs. Margaret Teddy.

Also fingered in the offence is Tega’s girlfriend, one Karima Edom, a close neighbour of the victim who allegedly passed information of the victim’s absence from home to her boyfriend.

The stealing had been going on for weeks until Odunuga’s househelp, one Eniola Abisola visited her mistress’ house and discovered that a lot of items were missing. She couldn’t understand how the thieves entered the apartment as all doors to the house remained closed.

She immediately alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Langbasa Division, SP. Adaobi Okafor who mobilised detectives to check on all in the neighbourhood whose names are in the station’s watch list.

When the detectives checked on Tega (18) they saw the stolen Chevrolette Aveo saloon car with registration number AKD 512 AP, parked in the front his parents’ house at New Osho layout, Langbasa. He was promptly arrested.

During interrogation, he revealed that he entered the victim’s house through the ceiling and gradually, he began to pack the household items to his father’s house.

He narrated that his mother, Margaret Teddy, helped him to hide the stolen items in an uncompleted building while his girlfriend Karima, hid some in her house.

Tega revealed further that his father went with him to Odunuga’s house to tow the aforementioned car.

It was seen that Mrs Margaret Teddy had put the stolen properties for sale.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include Chevrolette saloon car with registration number AKD 512 AP, 42 inches flat screen TV, LG Home Theatre sound system, electric generator, one standing fan, 5 leather bags, and iPad, baby shoes and other personal items.

The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, charged Lagosians to take their personal security seriously by ensuring that their houses are entrusted in the hands of trusted relations, friends or aides whenever they travel.

He admonished that people should go back to our old way of visiting their neighbours to check on them.

He added that if that was the case in this instance, Teddy and his girlfriend, Karima wouldn’t have had the effrontery to cook, eat and wine in Folashade Odunuga’s house during her long absence from home.